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PREFACE. 



The object of this new Question Book, is, to incorporate the 
Catechetical exercise with the ordinary Scripture Lessons, 
The plan is, to ask the doctrinal questions in the form of the 
Westminster Catechism. This method serves important pur- 
poses. 1st. It calls attention to the doctrine of the Gospel nar- 
ratives in a way to unfold and enforce it. 2d. Instead of making 
the Catechism altogether a separate study, and using it only as 
a book quite distinct from the Scripture, this plan brings it into 
its proper connexion and use. It makes the Scripture passage 
illustrate the answers of the Catechism, and uses the Catechism 
as exhibiting the teachings of Scripture. Catechising becomes, 
thus, a part of every Scripture Lesson, instead of an exercise by 
itself. The Gospel is studied in a way to adduce constant and 
varying elucidations and proofs of the Catechism, which must 
be more natural and forcible than a dry collection of proof texts. 
And, by having the questions and answers of this excellent 
summary applied to the Gospel itself, and studied with it, the 
whole system of Scripture truth is brought to view, and the 
teaching is necessarily more complete. (See Lesson I., 21 — 23.) 
The Catechetical exercise is made more attractive and more 
profitable by the pleasing variety introduced, and by the new 
interest imparted, through the narratives. (See Lesson L., vss. 
15, 16 and 21. Lesson LI., vss. 34, &c.) And it is pleasant to 
observe, that, in the study of the Gospel, by these Lessons, the 



IV PREFACE. 

entire Catechism is gone over, and many of the questions are 
repeatedly brought to view, with every variety of illustration. 
Youth, who have learned the Catechism in childhood, are here 
advanced to the second stage of instruction, in which, at once, 
those answers are opened and impressed upon the mind, and 
the scripture is elucidated. 

Another feature of this Question Book is the new method of 
exhibiting the Harmony of the Four Gospels, and the Chrono- 
logical order of the passages. This is done by a new method 
of notation, where the sections of the History are noted and 
numbered as they occur. The No. of the section shows the 
order of each in the History, and the arrangement into sections 
calls attention to the subjects and events. The "Notes" re- 
ferred to, are "Jacobus's Notes on the Gospels." 

Brooklyn, N. Y., March, 1349. 



MATTHEW. 



LESSON I. 
The Birth of Christ. 

Matt. i. 1—25. 

How many histories of the Lord Jesus are there in the New 

Testament ? 
What are the writers commonly called 1 
How far do they all relate the s?.me things? 
Who was Matthew, the author of this Gospel ? (See Matt. ix. 9.) 
Which of the four Evangelists were Apostles? 
What is the meaning of the word Gospel ? 

1. What is our Lord here called? 

What is the meaning of the name Jesus ? 

Why was He called Christ? 

How was He the Son of David and of Abraham? 

Why was it important to trace back His descent to these persons ? 

2 — 15. What is this table of names called ? 

What is the meaning of the word Genealogy ? 

CHAPTER I. 

L The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the 
son of Abraham. 

2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Ju- 
das and his brethren ; 

3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar ; and Phares begat 
Esrom ; and Esrom begat Aram ; 

4 And Aram begat Ammadab ; and Aminadab begat Naasson ; and 
Naasson beirat Salmon ; 

5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab ; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth ; 
and Obed begat Jesse ; 

6 And Jesse begat David the king ; and David the king begat Solomon 
of her that that been the wife of Urias ; 

7 And Solomon begat Roboam ; and Roboam begat Abia ; and Abia 
begat Asa ; 

8 And Asa begat Josaphat ; and Josaphat begat Joram ; and Joram 
begat Ozias ; 

9 And Ozias besat Joatham ; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz 
begat Ezekias ; 



6 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

In whose line of descent is Christ here traced 1 (ver. 16.) 
Where else is this table found? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 
What -paragraph is next in order? (§ 7.) 

18. Who was the mother of Jesus ? 

How did Christ the Son of God become man? 

In what other passages of Scripture is Mary the mother of 
Christ mentioned ? 

Is there any Scriptural authority for praying to her, or wor- 
shipping her ? 

What texts prove that to pay her divine honour, or to pray for 
her mediation, is idolatry ? 

To whom was Mary espoused ? 

What is meant by this, and what was the custom at that time? 

19. What was the character of Joseph ? 
What is meant by just in this connexion ? 

20. Who revealed to him the future birth of 
Christ? 

How was this revealed? 

Was this mode of revelation common? 



10 And E/ekias begat Manasses: and Manasses begat Amon; and 
Amon begat Josias ; 

11 And Josias begat .Techonias and his brethren, about the time they 
were carried away to Babylon : 

12 And after they were brought to Babylon, .Techonias begat Salathiel ; 
and Salathiel begat Zorobabel ; 

13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Elia- 
kim bejraf Azor ; 

14 And Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat Achim ; and Achim begat 
Eliud; 

15 And Elind begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan ; and Mat- 
thari begat Jacob ; 

16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born 
Jesus, who is called Christ. 

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen genera- 
tions ; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen 
generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are 
fourteen generations. 

18 IT Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as his 
mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she 
was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 

19 Then Joseph her Husband, being a just man, and not willing to 
make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. 

20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord 
appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not 
to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is 
of the Holy Ghost. 



I.] QUESTION BOOK. 7 

Does this warrant us to believe in dreams now, or in any new 

revelations 1 
What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 

enjoy Him ? 

21. Who announced the name He should bear, 
and what was it ? 

What is the meaning of this name and why was 

it given 1 Repeat. 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery? 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer ? 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 

22. What prophecy was fulfilled by the birth of 
Christ ? 

To whom was this prophecy given ? (See Isaiah vii. 13.) 
How was it meant to be specially fulfilled in Christ ? 
What are the decrees of God ? 

23. What other name was given to Christ by a 
prophet ? 

W r hat is the meaning of the word Emmanuel ? 

How many persons are there in the Godhead ? 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 

How did Christ the Son of God become man ? 

24. What spirit did Joseph show ? 

What do we learn from this, about faith and obedience ? 

What is the chief end of man? 

What is the duty which God requireth of man ? 

25. What did they call His name ? 

Was this name given Him by Divine direction, and at what 
age was He named 1 



21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JE- 
SUS : for he shall save his people from their sins. 

22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken 
of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 

23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and 
they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God 
with us. 

24 Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord 
had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : 

25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born eon : and 
he called his name JESUS. 



8 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON II. 

Place and Circumstances of Christ's Birth. 

Matt, ii., 1—23. 

Wkat items of the history are next recorded by Luke, tliat Mat- 
thew has not given ? (§ § 8—10. See Luke ii., 1—38.) 
What is the next paragraph ? (§ 11.) 

1. Where was Jesus born ? Repeat 8 verses. 
Why was this place called Bethlehem of Judea ? 

How far was it from Jerusalem, and in what direction ? 

How had Joseph and Mary come hither, as they lived at Naz- 
areth? (See Luke ii., 1—7.) 

Who was King of Judea? 

What Herod was this, and who was he ? 

What prophecy was then fulfilled as to the time for Christ's 
coming? 

Who came to Jerusalem, and why ? 

What is here meant by wise men ? 

W T here did they come from, and what is here meant by "the 
East?" 

2. What did the wise men say ? 

How had they heard of this King and whom did they mean by 

this ? 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 
What had they seen, and from what quarter had 

they seen it? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 
W T hat had they come for ? and what is here meant 

by worship ? 

3. What is said in this verse 1 

Why was Herod troubled ? Why was Jerusalem troubled with 
him? 



CHAPTER II. 

1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of 
Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jeru- 
salem, 

2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we have 
seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 

3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and 
all Jerusalem with him. 



II.] QUESTION BOOK. 9 

4. What did Herod do? 

Who were the chief priests? Who were the scribes? 

Why did he call upon them ? 

What did he inquire of them ? • 

Why did he wish to know this 1 

5. How did they answer him ? 
How could they so quickly tell 1 

6. What is the substance of this prophecy ? and 
where is it found ? 

Who was that governor spoken of ?- 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King 1 

7. What did Herod do ? 

What is here meant by privily? 

Why would he be so private in this matter ? 

Why did he wish to know at what time the star appeared ? 

8. To what place did he send the wise men, and 
what did he tell them to do ? 

Why would he have them search diligently — and why did he 

wish to know where the child was 1 
Who saw and heard these plans of Herod ? 
What are God's works of Providence ? What is God ? 

9. What did the wise men do ? W r hat went be- 
fore them ? Repeat to ver. 13. 

In what did they rejoice 1 

What does this miraculous direction show us of God's watch 

and care 1 
How doth God execute his decrees ? 



4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the 
people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 

5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea : for thus it is writ- 
ten by the prophet, 

6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among 
the princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall 
rule my people Israel. 

7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of 
them diligently what time the star appeared. 

8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently 
for the young child ; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, 
that I may come and worship him also. 

9 When they had heard the king, they departed 5 and lo, the star, 
which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood 
over where the young child was. 



10 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

10. What did the wise men do, when they saw 
the star ? 

Why were they so rejoiced at the star? 

11. When they ha*d come into the house, whom 
did they see, and what did they do ? 

What gifts did they present ? 

Did they worship the mother of Christ? 

Is the "Virgin Mary" (as she is called) to be worshipped? 

What is frankincense ? What is myrrh ? and are they valuable 

articles ? 
What was the custom among Eastern nations, as to paying 

honours to the great ? 

12. What became of the wise men ? 

What is the duty which God requireth of man? 
Why were not the wise men to return to Herod ? 
How did they avoid Herod ? 
What way did he expect them to return ? 

What is the next paragraph ? (§ 12) and where else is it recorded? 
(See Luke ii., 39, 40.) 

13. What took place when they had departed 1 
Repeat to ver. 16. 

Who was Joseph? and what did the angel direct 

him to do ? 
How long were they to stay in Egypt ? 
What was the reason of their going to Egypt ? 
About how far was Egypt from Bethlehem and in what direo 

tion? 

14. What did Joseph do ? 



10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 

11 IT And when they were come into the house, they saw the young 
child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and 
when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; 
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 

12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return 
to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 

13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord ap- 
peareth to Joseph in a dream, saying. Arise, and take the young child and 
his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee 
word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, 
and departed into Egypt : 



II.] QUESTION BOOK. 11 

15. Up to what time did they remain in Egypt? 
What kind of death was Herod's? 

What prophecy was fulfilled, and where found ? 

How did that prophecy include both events 2 

A?is. It referred to the departure of tfte Church from Egypt 
first, and afterward, of Christ the Head of the Church. 

Could any foresight but God's, have so predicted'? 

What are the decrees of God ? What are God's works of Pro- 
vidence ? 

16. When Herod found that the wise men did not 
return, how did he regard it? Repeat to vs. 19. 

How did he feel himself mocked by them 7 

What did he do ? 

Why did he aim to kill the children of that age ? 

17. What prophecy was then fulfilled? 
Who is meant by Jeremy? 

18. What was this prophecy, and where is it found ? 

How does it apply both to Rama first, and afterward to Beth- 
lehem ? 

19. What became of Herod ? Repeat to vs. 21. 
What is shown in the wasting of his family ? 

What doth every sin deserve ? (See Prov. x. 7, and xiv. 32.) 
What occurred to Joseph then ? 

20. What did the angel say to him ? 

Had the Lord promised to send Joseph word I 
Why could he feel safe to go now ? 



15 And was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled 
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have 
I called my Son. 

16 if Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, 
was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were 
in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and un- 
der, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise 
men. 

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, 
saying. 

13 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and 
great mourning, Rachel weeping yc/r her children, and would not be 
comforted, because they are not. 

19 IT But, when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appear* 
eth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 

20 Saying. Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go 
into the'land of Israel : for they are dead which sought the young child's 
life. 



12 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

21. What did Joseph do ? 

Where was the land of Israel, and what were its divisions ? (See 
Map.) 

22. Who did he hear was reigning in Judea ? and 
who was this king ? Repeat. 

How did this affect his course, and why ? 

In what part of the land of Israel is Galilee ? 
Why was he safer in Galilee than in Judea? 

23. Where did he dwell ? In what part of the 

land is this ? 

Why would they choose to go to Nazareth ? 
How far from Bethlehem was this ? 

What prophecy was thus fulfilled ? 

Did any prophecy expressly say this ? 

W T hat then is the meaning? and mention any prophecy that 

conveys this idea. (Isa. liii. 2, 7, 8.) 
How long did our Lord remain at Nazareth ? 
What opinion had the Jews of this place? and how was this 

term used ? 



LESSON III. 

Preaching of John. 
Matt. hi. 1—12. 

What is the next event in Matthew's history, and by whom else 

recorded? (Part II., § 14.) 
Where had Christ gone, before, at 12 years of age? (§ 13. See 

Luke ii. 41-52.) 

1. Who announced our Lord's Public Ministry ? 
Repeat to vs. 15. 

21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came 
into the land of Israel. 

22 But when he heard that Archelausdid reign in Judea in the room 
of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: nothwithstanding, be- 
ing warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee : 

23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be 
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Naza- 
rene. 

CHAPTER III 
1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness 
of Judea, 



III.] QUESTION BOOK. 



13 



What is meant by those days? and why was John called the 

Baptist ? 
Who were his parents ? and how long before Christ was he 

born? (See Luke i. 36.) 
How old was our Lord now 1 and how had He been employed 

at Nazareth ? 
Where did John preach, and what district of 
country was this ? 

2. What did John say ? 

What is Repentance unto Life ? Why should every one repent ? 
How was the coming of the kingdom of heaven a reason why 

men should repent? 
On what only ground does God forgive sin 7 
What is Justification 1 
What is meant by the kingdom of heaven ? 
Is that kingdom now set up in the world, and who belong to it? 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 

3. What prophet had spoken of John ? 
What prophecy is here referred to ? 

How long before John, did Isaiah prophesy 7 

What did Isaiah say of John ? 

How did this prophecy apply to this event ? 
How did John prepare the way of the Lord? 
How did he make his paths straight? 
How many persons are there in the Godhead 7 

4. Of what was John's clothing made? 

How could camel's hair be used for clothing ? 
Of what was this dress the sign, and why was it appropriate to 
him 1 

How was this dress fastened ? 

What did he eat for food ? 

What were these locusts, and how were they prepared in the 

East for food ? 
What is wild honey ? 



2 And saying, Repent ye ; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

3 For this is~he that was spoken of by^the prophet Esaias, saying, The 
voice of one crying in the wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, 
make his paths straight. 

4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern 
girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 

2 



14 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

5. Who went out to John ? Repeat to vs. 7. 

Who were meant here by Jerusalem and all Judea ? 
Give some description of Jerusalem and of Jordan. 

6. What was done to these people ? 

What did they signify by being baptized ? 

What did the ceremony mean % 

How do we infer the mode of baptism from the truths it was 

meant to express 7 
What is baptism 7 and to whom is it to be administered 7 
What did the people confess ? 
What is sin 7 and what did their confession mean 7 

7. Who came to be baptized ? Repeat to vs. 10. 
Who were the Pharisees, and what was their character 7 
Who were the Sadducees, and what doctrine did they hold 7 
What did John say to them ? 

What is a viper, and what did he mean by calling them a gene- 
ration of vipers? 
Why was it strange that these men should come 7 
What is the wrath to come, and what doth every sin deserve 7 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath and 
curse due to us for sin 7 

8. What did John tell them to do ? 

What is meant by fruits meet for repentance ? 
Why did he demand these 7 

What is Repentance unto Life, and how is it proved to be gen- 
uine 7 

9. What further did John tell them ? 

Why did they boast that Abraham was their father 7 
Can any such boast of succession and descent save us 7 
How was such a hope proved to be groundless in this case 7 
Who are the true children of Abraham 7 

10. What else did John say ? Repeat to the close. 



5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region 
round about Jordan, 

6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 

7 IT But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to 
his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned 
you to flee from the wrath to come 1 

8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance : 

9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our 
father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up 
children unto Abraham. 

10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore 



III.] QUESTION BOOK. 15 

What reference is here to Malachi's prophecy 7 
What does Luke's narrative add? 

Whom did he mean by the trees, and what did he mean by the 
axe laid at the root ? 

What was now to be done ? 

Who are represented by the trees here described 7 

Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind 7 

What is the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell 7 

What is done with useless trees 7 

What doth every sin deserve 7 

What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell 7 

11. What did John baptize with? and how did he 
speak of one to come after him ? 

How did he express his own inferiority? 

Describe the shoes then worn, and the meaning of this expres- 
sion. 
What was that One to baptize with ? 
What reference is here to Malachi's prophecy 7 
What is the difference between these kinds of baptism 7 
What resemblance is there in the mode of baptism 7 

12. What was in His hand, and how would He 
use it? 

What was a fan ? and explain its use in Judea. 

What was the Jioor, and what does it here mean 7 

What was to be done with the grain, and what 

with the chaff? 
What do these terms signify — garner, wheat and chaff? 
What is meant by unquenchable fire 7 (Matt. xiii. 49, 50 : 
25, 46.) 



every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast 
into the fire. 

11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance : but he that Com- 
eth after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear : he 
shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire : 

12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, 
and gather his wheat into the garner ; but he will burn up the chaff with 
unquenchable fire. 



16 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 



LESSON IV. 

Baptism of Christ, and Temptation of Christ. 
Matt. hi. 13, to iv. 11. 
What section is the next in order ? (§ 15.) 

13. To whom did Jesus come to be baptized ? 
Repeat to the close of the chapter. 

In what direction did he come, and where was John 7 
What was His age at the time ? 
Why did He thus present Himself? 

14. What did John do and say ? 

What did he mean ? 

Were John and Jesus relatives, and how ? 

15. What did Jesus answer ? 
What did He mean by this? 

Did John baptize Him, and where ? 

16. What took place, and what was seen "as He 
prayed?" (See Luke's narrative.) 

17. What was heard 1 

Whose voice was this, and how was it an important testimony 

to Christ ? 
How many persons are there in the Godhead ? 
How was the Trinity of persons here shown ? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? What is Justification ? 

CHAP. IV. 

What section here follows in the history of our Lord? (§ 16.) and 
where else is this recorded ? 

1. Where was Jesus now led up, and by whom ? 

13 71 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptiz- 
ed of him. 

14 But John forbade him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, 
and comest thou to me 1 

15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now : for 
thus it becometli us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 

16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the 
water : and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit 
of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : 

17 And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in 
whom I am well pleased. 

CHAPTER IV. 
1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempt- 
ed of the devil. 



IV.] QUESTION BOOK. 17 

How was Christ's temptation part of His work for our Redemp- 
tion 1 
Who is the Spirit, and how had He last appeared to Christ 7 

For what purpose was He thus led up ? 

What is it to be tempted, and who does it 1 
W T ho is the Devil, and how does he tempt men 7 
What are we to do when he tempts us, and what is promised 
those who resist? 

2. How long did He fast, and what then occurred? 

What is it to fast, and how may this exercise be abused 7 

3. Who came to Him, and what did he say ? 

Who is here meant by the tempter, and why is this name ^iven7 
What was there in this temptation calculated to have effect ? 
What wrong would there have been in yielding to it ?- 
How may we know Satan's temptings in us 7 
What claim of Christ did he dis pu tether e 7 

4. How did Jesus answer ? 

Where is this Scripture found, and whose words are they, and 

how used 1 
What was meant by " every word," &c. 7 
What are God's works of Providence 7 
What do we pray for in the sixth petition 7 

5. Where was the next temptation, and what? 

Repeat to vs. 8. 

What city was this, and why so called 7 

What was the temple ? What part was the pinnacle 1 

6. What did the Devil now say, and on what plea? 

Where is this promise written, and for whom 7 

How was this meant to tempt Christ) 

What was attempted like this by His crucifiers 7 (Ch. xxvii. 42.) 

Who are the angels 7 



2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was after- 
ward an hungered. 

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of 
God, command that these stones be made bread. 

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread 
alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on 
a pinnacle of the temple, 

6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down, 
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee : and in 
their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot 
against a stone. 

2* 



18 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

7. What did Jesus reply, and in what sense ? 
Where is this written ? 

What is meant by this 1 and explain the doctrine taught here. 

8, 9. What did the Devil then do and say ? Re- 
peat to the close. 

Was Christ promised all these for a possession, and where 7 

(Ps. ii.) 
What do we pray for in the second petition ? 
How did Satan claim these as given to him ? 
What did he require of Christ 1 

10. What did our Lord reply ? 

Where is this passage found, and how did it apply 1 

Who was to give these kingdoms to Christ as the reward of 

His work on earth 1 (Ps. ii.) 
Should any person or thing be worshipped but Godl 

11. What did Satan -then do? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King ? 



LESSON V. 

Christ's Public Ministry begins. 

Matt. iv. 12—25. 

Mention the intervening events. (§ 17 to § 24.) 
Where else is this event recorded ? 

12. Where did Jesus then go, and why ? Repeat. 

What John was this T 

What importance had John's imprisonment in regard to Christ's 

work? 
Why was he cast into prison? 



7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the 
Lord thy God. 

8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, 
and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; 

9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall 
down and worship me. 

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written, 
Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 

11 Then the devil leaveth him, and behold, angels came and minister- 
ed unto him. 

12 IT Now, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he 
departed into Galilee ; 



V.] QUESTION BOOK. 19 

Which Herod was this, and what was his kingdom ? 
What sections next occur in the history ? (§ 25 to § 28.) 

13. Where did Jesus go, and why ? Repeat. (See 
John iv. 1—3.) 

Where did He first go, and where next ? 

In what direction is Capernaum from Nazareth 1 (See Map.) 

On what sea-coast is Capernaum 1 (See Map.) 

What parts are meant by Zabulon and Nephthalim ? (See Map.) 

14, 15, 16. What prophecy was thus fulfilled, and 
where is it found ? 

What was called Galilee of the Gentiles? 

What is meant by the darkness, and " region and shadow of 

death V 
Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 
What was the Light which had sprung up 1 
How aoth Christ execute the office of a Prophet ? 
Do any lands remain in this darkness ? 
How can we give them the light ? 
Are not some in darkness who have the gospel ? 
WTiat are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of Redemption ? 
How is the word made effectual to Salvation 1 
17. What is the next event recorded by Matthew^ and where does 

it belong in the order of time ? (§ 26.) 
Where else is it recorded ? 

What does the phrase "from that time " refer to ? 
What was now His age ? (Luke iii. 23.) 
What did He preach ? 

What is it to preach ? What is Repentance unto Life ? 
What gospel motive did Christ use 1 
What did He mean by this kingdom at hand? 
Who is the Redeemer of God : s elect? 
What is meant by believing the gospel? 
How is this same preaching required now ? 

13 And leaving Nazareth, lie came and dwelt, in Capernaum, which is 
upon the sea-coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim ; 

14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
sayinff, 

15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of 
the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles : 

16 The people which sat in darkness, saw great light ; and to them 
which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up. 

17 1T From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ; for the 
kingdom of heaven is at hand. 



20 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 
What is the next section of the history, (§ 29.) and where else is it 

recorded ? 

18. Where did Jesus walk, and whom did He find 
there ? Repeat to vs. 23. 

By what other names is this sea known 1 

What was the trade of these men, and what were 

they now doing ? 
Did our Lord happen to meet these men, or did He seek them? 
(See Rom. viii. 30.) 

19. What did Jesus say unto them ? 

Were they here called as apostles or as disciples? and what may 

we infer ? 
How were they to follow Him 1 
How did they become^/iers of men? 

20. What did they do at His call ? 

How should we imitate their conduct ? 

What is effectual calling? 

What is the duty which God requireth of man? 

21. Whom did He next see ? 

Where were they, and what doing? 

Were these men in any way connected with the former ? (See 

Luke v.) 
Compare the passage with ch. viii. 21, and what may we infer? 

22. What did they do at once ? 

Was this right ? and how does it agree with the 5th command- 
ment ? 
What is the 1st commandment? 
What is the chief end of man? 
Mention the next items of the history. (§ 30 — § 32.) 
What paragraph follows here, and where else is it recorded ? 



18 IF And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Si- 
mon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea ; 
for they were fishers. 

19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers 
of men. 

20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 

21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the 
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, 
mending their nets : and he called them. 

22 And they immediately left the ship, and their father, and followed 
him. 



V.] QUESTION BOOK. 21 

23. Where did Jesus then go, and what did He 

do ? Repeat to the close. 

Did He heal them as a Physician, or as God 7 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King 7 

What is meant by the term Synagogue? 

How does this compare with the^Greek word for Church 1 

What services were held in synagogues, and what were not 7 

(Luke iv. 16 : Acts xiii. 15, and xv. 21.) 
What was their great use in that day ? 
How long had they been in use, and how were they like our 

churches 7 
What is meant by the " Gospel of the kingdom?'' 

24. Did Christ soon become known abroad ? 

Where was Syria 7 

Whom did they bring to Him? 

What is a lunatic, and what is the palsy? 

What is meant by being possessed, icith devils ? 

What does this show us about Christ's work against Satan's 7 

What did Christ do for the people ? 

What is a miracle, and why did Christ work miracles 7 

Why did He so constantly heal diseases 2 

25. Who followed Him ? 

Where was Decapolis, and why so called 7 
Could they not so follow Him without believing 7 



23 f[ And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, 
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sick- 
ness, and all manner of disease among the people. 

24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto 
him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases' and torments, 
and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lu- 
natic, and those that had the palsy ; and he healed them. 

25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, 
and/row Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and fro?n Judea, and from be- 
yond Jordan. 



22 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON VI. 

Christ's Sermon on the Mount begun. 
Matt. v. 1—16. 
What did He next do ? (See § 33 to § 41.) 
What item comes next in Matthew's narrative? 

1. Where did Jesus now go? Repeat 12 verses. 
What multitudes were these ? (See § 39, 40, and Matt. xii. 15.) 
What is to be remarked of His sitting to teach ? 

Had the 12 apostles been already chosen? (See § 40, and Mark 

iii. 13—19.) 
What is this discourse commonly called, and why ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet? 

2. What is here said?, 

3. What is the first blessing here given, and what 
is meant by " Blessed V 

Who are the poor in spirit ? 

Why should all men be humble? 

What is the particular blessing here pronounced ? 

Can it be a blessing to be poor in worldly estate ? 

4. On whom is the blessing next pronounced? 

Who are here meant as they who mourn ? 

Why is it blessed to mourn for sin ? 

What is Repentance unto life ? 

How are Christians blessed in their earthly sorrows? 

5. On whom is the blessing next pronounced ? 

Who are the meek, and who was the meekest man ? 
Who is the model of meekness, "meek and lowly in heart.''* 
What is the blessing here given ? 
What is meant in the scriptural sense of this ? 

6. On whom is the blessing next spoken ? 

What does this blessed character imply ? 

CHAPTER V. 

1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain : and when 
he was set, his disciples came unto him. 

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the" kingdom of heaven 

4 Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. 

5 Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. 

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : 
for they shall be filled. 



TI.] QUESTION BOOK. 23 

How does this include faith in Jesus Christ ? 

How does a longing for Christ's righteousness produce holiness 

in us? 
What is Justification? 
What is the blessing here spoken % 
How shall they be filed ? 

Why is the gospel provision called "the waters?" 
W T hat are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 

flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification ? 

7. On whom is the blessing here spoken? 

Who are these as a class? 

What parable did Christ speak to enforce this duty? 
What is the blessing upon such ? 
From whom will they obtain mercy? 

W T hat motive is necessary in our deeds of benevolence and 
mercy, if we would be so blessed? (Ch. xxv. 40.) 

8. On whom is the blessing here spoken? 

What is it to be pure in heart? 

Is the heart of any one pure by nature? 

How may the hearf be purified ? What is Sanctification ? 

Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 

May not the heart be much worse than the conduct appears? 

What is the blessing here spoken ? 

W T hat is meant by their seeing God? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death ? 

9. Who are here blessed? 

What is it to be a peace-maker ? 
Why is this so excellent? 

Must Christians always be such, and whence does the true dis- 
position spring? 
What is the blessing here spoken? 
How must such be the children of God ? 
Where is religion spoken of. as "first pure, then peaceable V 

10. Who are here pronounced blessed? 

What is it to be persecuted "for righteousness' sake? 11 
How is this often misunderstood ? 



7 Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. 

8 Blessed are the pare in heart : for they shall see God. 

9 Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be called the children 
of God. 

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' saks : for 
theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 



24 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is the blessing upon such ? 
What is meant by this ? 

11. What is here added on this subject? 
What is meant by this reviling, &c. 

If it be for some other sake than Christ's, will such be 
blessed 7 

12. What encouragement is here offered ? 

Who were the prophets, and who persecuted them ? 

Mention some instances from the Old Testament. 

For what conduct was this especially done 1 

Did not Christ suffer persecution chiefly for the same reason 7 

Is the " reward " here mentioned, of debt or of grace ? 

13. What does Jesus call His disciples ? Repeat 
to the close. 

To whom was this specially addressed 1 

What is the use of salt, and why are ministers and Christians 

like this 1 
How is spoiled salt here spoken of? 
When are Christians like this 7 

14. What does He here call them ? 

How is this true of ministers and Christians'] 

From whom do they get their light, and how are they to shine ? 

How are they like a city set on an hill ? 

15. What is the proper use of a light? 
What was meant by this comparison? 

16. What is commanded here ? 
How is this to be done ? 

Why cannot men be Christians and not have it known 1 
Why is our religion to be made public % 



11 Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and 
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : 
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 

13 IT Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost his savour, 
wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to 
be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be 
hid. 

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a 
candlestick : and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good 
works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 



VII.] QUESTION BOOK. 25 

What is the great good of a pious example 7 

How does this differ from a desire to be seen? (Matt. vi. 1.) 

What is the chief end of man ? 

What do you learn from these verses (13 — 16) 1 



LESSON VII. 

Christ came to fulfil the law. fyc. 
3Iatt. v. 17—32. 

17. Had Christ come to destroy the Law and the 
Prophets? Repeat to vs. 20. 

What did He mean by these, and by destroying them 1 
What did He come to do ? 
How did He fulfil the Law, and how. the Prophets? 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer ? 

18. What did He here say of the Law? 

What is meant by a "jot or tittle?" 
What did He mean by saying " Till heaven, &c. ? 
In what sense did He fulfil the ceremonial law ? (Gal. v. 6.) 
What part of the Law must be always in force 1 
Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended ?• 
Is any mere man able, in this life, perfectly to keep the com- 
mandments of God ? 

19. What did Jesus say of those who should break 
any part of the Law and teach men so ? 

Are all transgressions of the Law equally heinous 1 

What doth every sin deserve ? 

Who shall be called great in the kingdom of 
heaven ? 

Is it enough then, either to 'practise or to teach these com- 
mands 1 

How can all teach them 1 



17 1 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : 
I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 

IS For verily, I say unto you. Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or 
one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law. till all be fulfilled. 

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, 
and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of 
heaven : but whosoever shall do, and teach them, the same shall be 
called great in the kingdom of heaven, 

3 



26 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

20. What did Jesus say of their righteousness? 
Repeat. 

What did He mean by this, and what was the true righteous- 
ness '] 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

What is Justification? 

21, What had been said by them of old time, and 
who were they ? 

Which of the ten commands is this, and where is it written ? 

What did they add to it ? 

What is the judgment here spoken of? 

22. What was Christ's teaching on this point? 
Repeat. 

How does He here express His authority ? 
How is anger connected with murder ? 
Who is here meant by a brother? 
What did He next say ? 

What was the Council? 

What is the meaning of Raca ? 

To what grades of punishment does He here allude? 

How is abusive or injurious language so sinful ? 

What did He further say ? 

What does the whole verse mean ? 

What is the meaning of fool in Scripture? 

What is required in the Ninth Commandment ? 

23, 24. What is here taught of duty to God and 
to our neighbour? Repeat. 

What is meant by bringing one's gift to the altar? 
What is the meaning of " Be reconciled?" 



20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed 
the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter 
into the kingdom of heaven. 

21 IT Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt 
not kill ; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment : 

22 But I say unto you. That whosoever is angry with his brother 
without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever 
shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but 
whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire. 

23 Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there remember- 
est that thy brother hath aught against thee, 

24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way ; first be re- 
conciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 



VII.] QUESTION BOOK. 27 

Who was to be reconciled, the offender, or the offended person ? 
In what sense are sinners commanded to be reconciled to God ? 

25. What does He here teach about law-suits, or 
going to law? 

What is here meant by an adversary ? 

Why were they to agree quickly? 

How are we to act if one has offended us 7 

How are we to act if we have offended another? 

What is the consequence of neglecting such reconciliation ? 

26. What is here said ? 

What is the consequence of neglecting to be reconciled to God ? 

27. Of what other commandment does Christ 
now speak ? Repeat. 

Which is the Seventh Commandment, and where found? 
What is required in the Seventh Commandment? 

28. How does He give its meaning ? 

How do we break commandments, in our thoughts and 
desires ? 

29. 30. What then does Christ here teach as a 
safeguard ? 

What is the meaning of offend here, and how can a hand or eye 
offend? W U 

What does He mean to direct, where we have darling things 
that lead us to sin ? 

What is meant by denying one's self, and mortifying one's 
members ? 



25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with 
him ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the 
judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be east into prison. 

26 Verily, I say unto thee. Thou shalt by no means come out thence, 
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 

27 tf Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt 
not commit adultery : 

23 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust 
after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 

29 And if thy righf eve offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : 
for it is profitable for ! >ee that one of thy members should perish, and 
not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 

30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee : 
for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and 
not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 

31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give 
her a writing of divorcement : 



28 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

31. What had been said about putting away a 
wife, or divorce ? 

By whom, and where was this said? (Deut. xxiv. 1.) 

32. What did Christ teach about this ? 

What makes this so criminal, and marriage so sacred ? 

Show that Moses' Law made marriage sacred ? 

How does Christ here condemn all those who grant divorce for 

any other reason than is here allowed ? 
What is required in the Seventh Commandment ? 



LESSON VIII. 

Sermon on the Mount continued. Forbids Swearing and teaches 

Love, 

Matt. v. 33—48. 

33. What had been said about oaths, and where ? 
Repeat to vs. 38. 

What is the Third Commandment ? 

What is it to forswear one's self? 

How had they interpreted this ? 

What are oaths, and what is it to perform them ? 

What is forbidden in the Third Commandment ? 

34, 35, 36. What did Jesus say ? 

What did He mean by " Swear not at all?" 

What is the sense of an oath ? 

Why cannot one who denies that there is a God, properly take 

an oath ? 
Why may we not swear by these things ? 
What is generally the character of profane swearers ? 



32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, sav- 
ing for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery : and 
whosoever shall marry her that is divorced, committeth adultery. 

33 IT Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, 
Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine 
oaths : 

34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is 
God's throne : 

35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; for 
it is the city of the great King : 

36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not 
make one hair white or black. 



VIII. J QUESTION BOOK. 29 

37. What does Christ here say about our talk 7 

What is meant here by communication ? 
How should it be, and why so 1 

38. What else had they heard said, and where 

was it found ? Repeat. 

What was meant by it, and how was this abused? 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? 

39. What does Jesus say ? 

Did His teachings disagree with Moses, or only correct their 

abuses ? 
What is meant by not resisting evil ? 
Does this mean that we are not to defend our lives ? 
W^hat spirit would He teach, and what was His own example 2 
Do men commonly return evil for evil, and did He % (1 Pet. 

ii. 23.) 

40. How else should we show this same disposi- 
tion ? Repeat. 

What class of injuries is here specified? 

Describe the garments then worn, and the meaning here? 

What practice does this teach ? 

41. What is the next point ? Repeat. 

What is meant here by twain and compel? 
What is the spirit here enjoined ? 

42. How far are we to show kindness to our 
neighbour ? 

Who hath made us to differ from others ? 
What should make Christians the most truly liberal of all men ? 
Are we to give every one what he asks for, or what then is 
meant ? 



37 But let your communication be. Yea, yea^Nay, nay : for whatso- 
ever is more than these cometh of evil. 

33 H Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a 
tooth for a tooth. 

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil ; but whosoever shall 
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 

40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let 
him have thy cloak also. 

41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 

42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of 
thee, turn not thou away. 

3* 



30 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

43. What had been said about treating enemies ? 
Repeat. 

How had they added to the Law? (See Levit. xix. 18.) 
Whom alone did they consider their neighbours ? 

44. What did Jesus say ? 

What is an enemy ? 

In what sense are we to love such? (Rom. xii. 17 — 20.) 

How must we treat such as curse us ? 

Why should we pray for them ? 

How did Christ and Stephen treat their enemies ? (Luke xxiii. 
34. Acts vii. 59, 60.) 

45. Whom would they imitate and serve by so 
doing ? 

How does the Lord treat men here ? 
When will He make the great difference between the righteous 
and the wicked? (Ch. xxv.) 

46. What question does He now ask them ? 
Repeat. 

Is rendering good for good, or good for evil more natural, and 

how are we to act ? 
Who were publicans ? 
What is the meaning here 1 

47. What question is further asked ? 
What is meant by saluting them ? 

What more is a follower of Christ expected to do ? 

48. What does He here, in conclusion, command 
them? 

What is here meant by being perfect ? 



43 IT Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bour, and hate thine enemy : 

44 But I say unto you. Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, 
do good to them that h^p you, and pray for them which despitefully use 
you, and persecute you ; 

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven : 
for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth 
rain on the just and on the unjust. 

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye 1 do not 
even the publicans the same? 

47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? 
do not even the publicans so ? 

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is 
perfect. 



IX.] QUESTION BOOK. 31 

Whom alone are we to follow perfectly ? 

Is any mere man, since the Fall, able in this life perfectly to keep 

the commandments of God ? 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin 1 



LESSON IX. 

Teaches about Alms- giving, Prayer, and Fasting. 
Matt. vi. 1 — 10. 

1. What rule did Christ lay down about alms- 
giving ? Repeat to vs. 5. 

What is meant by doing alms? 

Should a Christian conceal his good works, or what then is the 

temper here enjoined '?- 
What does He say of those who do good deeds to 

be seen ? 
What should be our motive, in charities '? 
Why cannot any good deeds merit heaven ? 

2. What are we to avoid in giving alms ? 

What is a hypocrite ? What is meant by sounding a trumpet 

before them ?- 
What is the reward of such ? 

3. How then should we do in our charities ? 

What does this phrase mean ? 

4. Why must we so do it ? 

When shall such be openly rewarded ? (Ch. xxv. 34 — 40.) 

5. In what else are we to avoid hypocrisy? 

What is prayer ? 



CHAPTER VI. 

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them : 
otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 

2 Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet be- 
fore thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that 
they may have glory of men. Verily, I say unto you, They have their 
reward. 

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right 
hand doeth ; 

4 That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father which seeth in 
secret, himself shall reward thee openly. 

5 IT And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are : 



32 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

How did the hypocrites love to pray ? 

Why did they wish to be seen of men? 
What reward have they ? 

6. What directions are here given ? 
What is here meant by thy closet? 

Why should every one have such a place? 
What is the necessity and advantage of secret prayer? 
What promise is here made to such? 
What other kinds of prayer are required also ? 

7. What other caution is here given about 
prayers ? 

What are vain repetitions ? 

Who used these, and who are meant by heathen ? 
Is it wrong to repeat in prayer, or to repeat our prayers, or 
what? 

8. Why should not we be like heathen ? 

Why is it right and necessary to pray, if God knows all before- 
hand? 

9. What rule hath God given for our direction in 
prayer ? Repeat this. 

Why is this commonly called the Lord's Prayer? 
Must all our prayers be exactly in these words? 

What must we first call God, and why must we 

thus begin ? 
What is Adoption ? 
Where is God to be addressed? 

In what sense is He on earth also? 

What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

What is the first petition ? 



for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of 
the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily, I say unto you, They 
have their reward. 

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou 
hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Fa- 
ther, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. 

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for 
they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what 
things ye have need of before ye ask him. 

9 After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven. 
Hallowed be thy name. 



X.] QUESTION BOOK. 33 

What is meant by hallowed? 

What do we pray for in the first petition ? 

10. What is the second petition? 

What do we pray for in the second petition ? 

Do men naturally pray for this 1 

What can we do to extend this kingdom 7 

What is the third petition ? 

What do we pray for in the third petition 1 

What is here meant by the will of God ? 

What spirit is taught us by putting God's will first, and is this 

natural among men ? 
How is God's will done in heaven? 
What if it were so done on earth ? 
W T hat rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 

enjoy Him ? 



LESSON X. 

The JLoroVs Prayer continued. 
Matt. vi. 11—18. 

11. What is the fourth petition? 

What is here meant by our daily bread ? 

What is implied in this prayer? 

What do we pray for in the fourth petition ? 

How does this show that our prayer and our piety should be daily? 

12. What is the fifth petition * 

What is here meant by our debts ? 

Who are our debtors, and what is here meant by forgiving a 

debt? 
In what sense are we held to this rule of being forgiven as we 

forgive ? 
How are we infinitelv indebted to God, and can this debt be 

paid? 
How does God forgive the debts or trespasses of His people ? 
What is Justification ? How doth Christ execute the office of 

a Priest 7 
How is it here implied that we need daily forgiveness, as we 

need daily bread ? 
Who is the highest example of forgiveness ? 
What must be the consequence if we are unforgiving or unfor- 

given ? 

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. 

11 Give us this day our daily bread. 

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 



34 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

13. What is the sixth petition? 

What is temptation, and what do we pray for in the sixth pe- 
tition? 

Why should Christians thus pray daily? 

What special temptations are there for the young? 

How should we treat any associations or amusements whicn 
expose us to evil? 

What further are we to pray for ? 

W T hat is here meant by deliverance from evil? 

What is Sanctification? 

For whose sake will God deliver His people from evil ? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death ? 

What doth the conclusion to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

How do the introduction and conclusion to the Lord's Prayer, 

recognize Christ and His office-work? 
What is the meaning of Amen ? 

14, 15. What reference is here made to the fourth 
petition, and what is said ? 

What is meant by trespasses, and by forgiving them ? 

What if you do not forgive ? 

How is this to be understood, and can any virtue save us ? 

16. What caution is here given about fasting? 
What is it to fast, and what customs were there then? 
How did the hypocrites fast, and what is meant 

by these terms ? 

17. How are we directed to fast ? 

What is meant by these terms? 

18. What was the object here set forth ? 

What spirit is here taught for all our religious duties ? 



13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For 
thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 

14 For, if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will 
also forgive you : 

15 Bat. if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Fa- 
ther fonrive your trespasses. 

16 IT Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad counte- 
nance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to 
fast. Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward. 

17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face ; 

18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, which 
is in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee 
openly. 



XI.] QUESTION BOOK. 35 



LESSON XI. 

Tire Sermon on the Mount continued. 
Matt. vi. 19—34. 

19. What is the next subject of our Lord's dis- 
course ? Repeat to vs. 25. 

What is meant by treasures, and by laying them up on earth ? 
Why should we avoid this ? 
What is moth ? What is rust ? 
How do they corrupt earthly possessions ? 
W T hat is here shown in regard to all worldly goods, and the 
folly of setting our hearts upon them 7 

20. Where should we lay up treasures ? 

What is meant by this, and how can it be done? 
Will they last in such a place ? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death? 
What at the Resurrection / 

21. What reason is here given for this, and what 
does it mean ? 

What is the benefit of having the heart, as well as the treasure 

in heaven ? 
How are riches to be employed, and what is the chief end of 

man ? 

22. What is the eye to the body ? 

How can it best serve the body, and what is meant by a single 

eye J 
How can Christians be " full of light ?" 
What is the chief end of man » 

23. What if the eye be evil, and what is this ? 

How are men by nature as regards this ] 
Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind % 



19 If Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth ami 
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal : 

20 But lay up for youselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth 
nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. 

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 

22 The light of the body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be single, thy 
whole body shall be full of light. 

23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. 
If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that dark- 



36 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is meant by the light that is in men, and how is it dark- 

ness? 
How can they be savingly enlightened? 
How doth the Spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased 

by Christ? 
Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man 

fell? 
Does a love of riches blind the mind, and how ? 

24. How doth Christ proceed with the subject? 
Can a man serve two masters, and why not ? 

What is meant by Mammon, and serving mammon ? 
How may we know whom we serve ? (Rom. vi. 16.) 
What is the chief end of man ? 

25. What is therefore directed ? Repeat to the 
close. 

What is here meant by taking thought, and what does this cau- 
tion mean ? 

Does this forbid us to labor for a living, or to be careful about it? 

What question is here asked, and what does it 
mean ? 

What are God's works of Providence ? 

26. What case is here referred to, and how does 
it apply ? 

How do we know that the birds are industrious ? 

What special care and goodness do they experience from God ? 

What, then, is the question ? 

In what sense, especially, are His people better than the fowls ? 

What did He mean to teach by this ? 

27. What question is here asked, and with what 

meaning ? 

How does over-anxiety fail to do any good ? 

What is the meaning of these terms, stature and cubit? 



24 IT No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, 
and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. 
Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 

25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye 
shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall 
put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment 1 

26 Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not, neither do they reap, 
nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye 
not much better than they/? 

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature 1 



XI.] QUESTION BOOK. 37 

28, 29. What is next said of raiment 1 

What case is here referred to ? 

If they get clothing without work, what does that teach 1 

What is said of their beauty ? 

Who was Solomon, and what is his glory here mentioned 7 

(2 Chron. ix. 13—28.) 
How is the same Lord over all ? 

30. How does Christ apply this ? 

What is here meant of the grass ? 

What sort of ovens were used in Judea? 

How did He call the people, and why ? 

31, 32. What did He thence direct ? 

What undue care is here forbidden, and who are so concerned 

for these things 7 
Why should Christians act differently from the heathen in this 

respect I 
Who were Gentiles ? 

What further reason is here given for calm con- 
fidence in God ? 
How doth Christ exercise the office of a King 1 
What are God's works of Providence 1 

33. What should we first seek ? 
What is here meant by the kingdom of God? 
What is meant here by His righteousness? 
How are we to seek these, and ichen ? 

What is the promise to such ? 

What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 
flow from Justification, Adoution and Sanctification 1 



28 And why take ye thought for raiment 1 Consider the lilies of the 
field how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin ; 

29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon 'in all his glory was not 
arrayed like one of these. 

30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is. 
and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you. 
O ye of little faith 1 

31 Therefore take no thought, saying. What shall we eat? or, what 
shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed ? 

32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your heavenly 
Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God. and his righteousness, and 
all these things shall be added unto you. 

4 



38 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

34. What is the conclusion here ? 

How shall the morrow take thought! 

What is meant by the general rule laid down here? (See Jas. 

iv. 14.) 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 



LESSON XII. 

The Sermon on the Mount continued. 
Matt. vii. 1 — 14. 

1. What is the next instruction ? 
What kind of judging is here spoken of? 

What should always prevent men from so judging others ? 
Are such generally judged with severity by their fellow-men ? 

2. How is this farther set forth ? 
What is the meaning of this verse ? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 

3. 4. What question is here put on this subject ? 

How does this show the unreasonableness of severe judgments 

by imperfect men? 
What is a mote — a beam ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 
Why should we first of all correct our own faults ? 

5. What is such a Judge here called ? 

How is he a hypocrite, and how should he do ? 

6. What cautions are here given, and why ? 

What is meant by this verse ? 

34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow : for the morrow shall 
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil 
thereof. 

CHAPTER VII 

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with 
what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." 

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother. Let me pull out the mote out 
of thine eye ; and behold, a beam i« in thine own eye ? 

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and 
then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye. 

6 H Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your 



XII.] QUESTION BOOK. 39 

7. What direction and encouragement does Christ 
here add ? 

What does this verse mean, in these three parts 1 
What ample assurance is here given if we pray ? 
What is Prayer 7 

8. What is here stated, and what does it show ? 

With what temper should w T e seek? 
For whose sake shall we so certainly receive ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest? 
If every one that asketh receiveth, then how may we know who 
do not pray ? 

9. 10. What case is here referred to, and in what 
sense ? 

What doth the preface to the Lord's prayer teach us ? 

11. What is taught in conclusion by this familiar 
example ? 

Through whom do we so freely have access to God ? 
What is Justification ? What is Adoption ? 

12. What rule is here given as a summary to this 
discourse ? 

Why is this rule found to be so precious ? 

Why is it so safe for a universal rule ? 

What is it commonly called among men ? 

What does it comprehend, and how ? 

How does our Lord here connect this with the plan of salvation ? 

13. What final direction is here given? 



pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn 
again and rend you. 

^7 IT Ask, and "it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, 
and it shall be opened unto you : 

S For every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; 
and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. 

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, wiD he 
give him a stone? 

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 

U If ye then being- evil know how to give good gifts unto your chil- 
dren, how much more -hall your Father which is in heaven give good 
things to them that ask him ? * 

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to 
you, do ye even so to them : for this is "the law and the prophets. 

13 If Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate,' and bro-ul is 
the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in 
thereat : 



40 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is meant by the strait gate ? 
What is it to enter this, and why called strait ? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ 1 
What reason is here given for choosing this ? 
Why is the opposite way called broad, and the gate widel 
What is the destruction at the end ? 
How are all men on one or the other road ? 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

14. Why do so many go the destructive way ? 
Whither does the narrow way lead ? 
Do many find it, and why not ? 
How is this way so narrow and difficult ? 
How is it also a way of pleasantness and peace 7 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 
misery ? 



LESSON XIII. 

Sermon on the Mount concluded. 
Matt. vii. 15—29. 

15. To what does Christ now proceed, and what 
is the connexion ? 

Who are meant by false prophets ? 

How are they here described, and why ? 

What were they in reality ? 

What is meant by this character ? 

Are there not false teachers now ? Why should you beware of 

them? 
How are a teacher's or preacher's doctrines to be judged? 
What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 

enjoy Him? 

16. By what may you know them ? 



14 Because, strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeih 
unto life, and few there be that find it. 

15 IT Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheeps' clothing, 
but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits : Do men gather grapes of 
thorns, or figs of thistles 1 



XIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 41 

What is meant by their fruits? 

What question is here asked on this point, and 

with what meaning ? 
17, 18. How is this rule natural? 

How do men show their hearts ? 

Whom do the good trees represent, and the corrupt trees 7 

How only canwe bear good fruit 1 

What is sin 1 

What is effectual calling 1 

19. What is done to bad trees 1 

What do we learn from this ? 
What doth every sin deserve 1 

21. What is added here? Repeat. 

Who are meant by those who say :; Lord, Lord?" 
Is an open and loud profession enough ? 
Who shall enter the kingdom ? 
What is the chief end of man ? 

Why must men be unfit for heaven, who are bent on disobedi- 
ence? 

22. What will many plead at the last day ? 

What is meant by that day ? 

Why is this no proper ground of acceptance ? 

Can any claim admittance to heaven for their good deeds ? 

23. What will Jesus say to them ? 

What is meant here by profess, and I never knew you? 
Why will He bid them to depart ? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin? 
Where must all such depart ? What doth every sin deserve ? 



17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt 
tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 

IS A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree 
bring forth good fruit. 

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and 
cast inro the fire. 

20 Wherefore, by their fruits ye shall know them. 

21 TT Not every one that saith unto me. Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in 
heaven. 

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord. Lord, have we not proph- 
esied in thy namel and in thy name have cast out devils'? and m thy 
name done many wonderful works? 

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from 
me, ye that work iniquity. 

4* 



42 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

24. What, then, is the conclusion of this subject ? 

Why is he who obeys Christ like such a wise builder? 

25. How does such a building prove its good 
foundation ? 

How is a follower of Christ like this ? 

What is Faith in Jesus Christ'] What is Justification ? 

26. Who is here likened to a foolish builder, and 
why? 

What do the winds, and rain, and floods represent ? 

27. How did such a building show its poor foun- 
dation ? 

What is like this in the sinner's case 1 

On whom alone can men depend for time and for eternity? 

28. What is here narrated of the people ? 

What is meant by His doctrine, and what effect had it upon 
them? 

29. What was there astonishing in His teaching ? 

How did He show His authority? 

Who were the Scribes, and how did they teach? 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of Redemption ? 
What three principles are laid down in the Sermon on the 

Mount ? 



24 If Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth 
them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a 
rock: 

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, 
and beat upon that house ; and it fell not : for it was founded upon a 
rock. 

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them 
not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the 
sand : 

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, 
and beat upon that house ; and it fell : and great was the fall of it. 

28 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the peo- 
ple were astonished at his doctrine. 

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes, 



XIV.] QUESTION BOOK. 



43 



LESSON XIV. 

Healing the Leper, and the Centurion's Semant. 
Matt. viii. 1—8. 

1. Who followed Christ down from the Mount? 

2. What is this section (§ 33), and where does it belong in the or- 
der of the history ? 

Where did this occur, and by whom else is it narrated? 

Who came to Christ to be healed? 

What is a leper ? 

What were the strict regulations about leprosy, and what did 

they represent in regard to sin ? 
What is meant by "worshipped?" 
How did he express his faith ? 

What doth the conclusion of the Lord's Prayer teach us ? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ? 

3. What did Jesus do ? 

What is implied in His doing this by His touch ? 

4. What direction did He give to the leper ? 

Why did He command him to tell no man ? 

Why did He require him to observe the Levitical law ? (Levit. 

xiii. 14.) 
What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? 
W 7 hat public testimony is now required in the Church, as God's 

ordinance for every converted man ? 
What is the section next in order (§ 42), where did this occur, and 

by whom else is it related, and where ? 

5. Where did Jesus now go, and who came to 
Him there ? 

Where was Capernaum ? 



CHAPTER Vm. 

1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes fol- 
lowed him. 

2 And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 

3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will ; be 
thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 

4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, 
show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for 
a testimony unto them. 

5 if And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto 
him a centurion, beseeching him, 



44 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What was a Centurion, and how did this one come to Christ? 
Did others pray for him also ? (Compare Luke vii. 3 — 6.) 
Was he begging for himself, or for another ? 
What does this show us of our duty to servants 1 

7. Was Jesus willing to save, as well as able ? 

Why can we not doubt of Christ's willingness to hear prayer, 
and to save whoever comes to Him ? 

8. What did the Centurion answer, and what 
opinion did he show of himself? 

9. What opinion did he show of Christ ? 

10. What cloth Christ remark in this man's con- 
duct? 

Was this man an Israelite, or a Pagan ? 
What does Christ mean by this remark ? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 

11. 12. What does He here add, and what does 
this mean? 

What is here said about the future conversion of the Gentiles, 

and the rejection of the Jews ? 
Who are now called the children of the Church ? 
Why ought baptized children to embrace Christ? 
What may they expect if they do not? 
What is Baptism ? To whom is it to be administered? 

13. What did Jesus say to him ? 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath and 
curse due to us for sin? 



6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, griev- 
ously tormented. 

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 

8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou 
shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my ser- 
vant shall be healed. 

9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me : and 1 
say to this man, Go, and he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he Com- 
eth ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 

10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, 
Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 

11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west, 
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom 
of heaven : 

12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer dark- 
ness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way : and as thou hast 
believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the 
self-same hour. 



XV.] 



QUESTION BOOK. 45 



What is the next section in Matthew's narrative, and where does 
it belong in the history (§ 31) 1 By whom else is it recorded, 
and where ? 

14, 15. Whom did Christ here cure ? 

On what day was it, and whence had He come ? (See Mark i. 29.) 
The Romish Church forbids ministers to marry. How is their 

doctrine disproved here ? 
How was this cure miraculous, and what is a miracle 1 

16. What did the people there think of Christ 
after these things? 

17. How was the prophecy here fulfilled 1 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect 1 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 



LESSON XV. 

The Tempest stilled. 
Matt. viii. 18—34. 

18. Where was Christ, and whither would He now 
go? 

What section of the history is this (§ 56) 7 
Why did He so command ? 

How was Capernaum situated, and what is meant by "the other 
side?" (See Map.) 

19. Who came to Him as He was about to go ? 
What was a scribe, and what was this one's object, as it would 

seem? 
What is Repentance unto Life 1 

14 IT And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's 
mother laid, and sick of a fever. 

15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her : and she arose, 
and ministered unto them. 

16 H When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were 
possessed with devils : and he cast out the spirits with his word, and 
healed all that were sick ; 

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 

18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave com- 
mandment to depart unto the other side. 

19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him. Master, I will follow 
thee whithersoever thou goest. 

20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of 
the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 



46 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS, 

20. What did Christ reply ? 
What did He mean by this ? 

How was He the Son of man, and how the Son of God also 1 

How many persons are there in the Godhead ? 

How did Christ the Son of God become man ?- 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 
For whom did He endure this? 

21. What other request was made? (See Luke 
ix. 61.) 

Who is this supposed to have been? 
What did he want to put off ? 

22. What did Christ reply ! 

What did He mean by this saying, "Let the dead" fyc. ? 
What is the duty which God requireth of man ? 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments ? 
Repeat the First and Fifth Commands? 
What is forbidden in the First Commandment? 
What is required in the Fifth Commandment ? 
What is the chief end of man ? 

23. Where was Jesus now going ? (vs. 18.) 

What kind of ship was this ? 

24. 25. What occurred on the sea ? 

Where was Jesus at this time, and what did the 
disciples do, in their danger? 

What is Prayer ? What is the substance of this prayer? 
Why do not all sinners cry for salvation? 

26. What did Jesus answer? 

Why should they have been fearless ? 

Show that Christ invites all to trust in Him for all things. 



21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to 
go and bury my father. 

22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me ; and let the dead bury their 
dead. 

23 TF And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 

24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that 
the ship was covered with the waves : but he was asleep. 

25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying. Lord, save 
us : we perish. 

26 And he saith unto them. Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith"? 
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea ; and there was a 
great calm. 



XV.] QUESTION BOOK. 47 

Why was this "little faith" to be rebuked ? 
How did He show His power ? 

Is He always thus " able to save to the uttermost ?" 

27. What effect had this on them all ? 
What proof was here of His Divinity 1 

How is Christ greater than Moses in working miracles ?- 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King ? 

What do we learn from this narrative about Christ's care of His 

church? (18—28.) 
What is the next item of the history ? (§ 57.) (See Harmony.) 
Where did this take place, and where else is it related ? 

28. Where did Christ land on " the other side ?" 
What country was that, and what does Mark call it 1 (v. 1.) 
Who met Him, and what is said of them ? 

How were tombs built then ] 

29. What did they cry out when they saw Jesus, 
and what did they mean ? 

How do the devils believe in God. and in Christ as God ?- 

How many persons are there in the Godhead ?- 

What did they mean by " the time?" 

Is there to be a judgment for such, and did they believe in it? 

(2 Pet. ii. 4.) 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

30. What was there in sight ? 

What is a herd of swine, and how many does Mark say there 
were 7 

31. 32. What request did the devils make ? 
How did they own Christ's authority over them 7 
What became of them ? 

What became of the men whom they had possessed 1 (See Luke 
viii. 35.) 



27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that 
even the winds and the sea obey him ! 

28 TT And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the 
Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the 
tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 

29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, 
Jesus, thou Son of God 1 art thou come hither to torment us before the 
time) 

30 And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, 
feeding. 

31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out. sutler us to 
go away into the herd of swine. 



48 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Was it lawful among the Jews to keep swine, and why not? 

33. What became of their keepers? What did 
they at once do ? 

34. What effect had this on the city ? 

Why did they beg Christ to depart 1 

What did the cured demoniac beg of Him ?- (See Luke viri. 

38, 39.) 
Who now say unto Christ " Depart from us ?" 
What do we learn from this narrative ? 



LESSON XVI. 

The Paralytic healed. — Matthew's Call and Feast. 

Matt. ix. 1—17. 

What is the next section in Matthew's narrative, and where does 

it belong in the order ? (§ 34.) 
By whom else is it recorded and where ? 
Where was Christ at this time ? 

1. To what place did Jesus pass over? (See ch. 
viii. 5, 18.) 

Why was this called " His own city ?" 

2. Who was brought to Him there, and how did 
they bring .him ? 

What do-you find from Mark's narrative showing their great 
faith and perseverance 1 



32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they 
went into the herd of swine : and behold, the whole herd of swine ran 
violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. 

33 And they that kept them, fled, and went their ways into the city, 
and told every thing ; and what was befallen to the possessed of the 
devils. 

34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus : and when 
they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. 

CHAPTER IX. 

1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own 
city. 

2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a 
bed : and Jesus, seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, 
be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 



XVI.] QUESTION BOOK. 49 

What did Christ see in them ? 

What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 

What did He say to the sick man ? 

Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 

What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell 1 

3. What did the scribes say to this ? 

How did they call it blasphemy ? 
Who alone can forgive sins? 
Did Christ here claim to be God l 

4, 5. What did Jesus perceive in their hearts ? 
Who alone can see the heart and read the thoughts of men 1 

(Jer. xvii. 10.) 
What did Christ reply to their charge ? 

6. Why did Christ work this miracle? 

Have we not full proof of His being able to forgive sin? 
What is Justification 7 

7. What was the result ? 

What is the effect of forgiveness upon the conscience? 

8. What was the effect on the multitude ? 

What is meant by their glorifying God ? 

What is the chief end of man ?- 

How did they own His being God and man 1 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 

What is the next item in ^Matthew's narrative, and ir/iere does it 

belong in the order of events ? (§ 35.) 
Where did this occur, and by whom is it related ? 

9. Whom did Jesus meet? 

What was the receipt of custom ? 



3 And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man 
blasphemeth. 

4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Wherefore think ye evil 
in your hearts? 

5 For whether is easier to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say. 
Arise, and walk ? 

6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to 
forgive sins, then sa'ith he to the sick of the palsy, Arise, take up thy 
bed, and go unto thy house. 

7 And he arose, and departed to his house. 

8 But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, 
which had given such power unto men. 

9 ft And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Mat- 
thew, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he saith unto him, Follow me. 
And he arose, and followed him. 

5 



50 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What other name had this man? (See Mark ii. 13.) 
Was he here called as an apostle or as a disciple ? 
What did this call show of God's./ree grace ? 

What was the immediate effect upon him ? 

What is effectual calling ? 

What section is next in Matthew's narrative, (§ 58.) and how does 

it stand in the order of events? (See § 35.) 
Where did this occur, and where else is it recorded ? 

10, 11. What took place in the house ? 

Whose house was this, and what was the occasion 1 (Luke 

v. 29.) 
What offence was given to the Pharisees 7 
What did this show of their disposition 7 

12. What did Jesus say to them ? 
What did this show of His character and work ? 

Show that if Christ did not come to sinners they would never go 

to Him. 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 

13. What did He here add ? 

Where is this passage found, and what does it here mean 1 

Why did Christ come into the world ? 

What must become of the self-righteous? 

What is Faith in Jesus Christ 7 

Why cannot sinners continue in their sins, and be saved ? 

What is Repentance unto Life ? 

14. Who now came to Him, and what did they 
ask ? 

What John is here meant 7 

What is fasting, and what was their custom 7 



10 IT And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, 
many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his dis- 
ciples. 

11 And when the Pharisees saw t7, they said unto his disciples, Why 
eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 

12 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole 
need not a physician, but they that are sick. 

13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice : for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to re- 
pentance. 

14 1\ Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and 
the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 

15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber 
mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them ? but the days will come, 
when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 



XVII.] 



QUESTION BOOK. 51 



15. What did Jesus reply, and what was His mean- 
ing? 

Who are these here spoken of 7 

What doctrine would He teach us here about His presence or 
absence as to our conduct ? 

16. What figure does He here use in explanation ? 

17. What is the application of this ? 

What kind of bottles were then used, and why would old bottles 
break? 



LESSON XVII. 

The Raising of the Ruler's Daughter, fyc. 

Matt. ix. IS — 38. 

What section is next in order ? (§59.) 

Where did this occur, and who else records it ? 

18. Who now came to Jesus ? 

What is here meant by a ruler, and what w T ould he now be 

called in the Church ? 
What was this man's name ? (See Mark and Luke.) 
What were the churches of that time called ] 
What is meant by his icorshipping ? 
Had he any other daughter, and fiow old was this girl? (Luke 

viii. 42.) 
How does he express his faith in Christ's power? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ 7 

19. What do you here learn of Christ ? 

Who went with Him 7 Is Christ now ready to hear prayer and 

to save? 
What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment : for that 
which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made 
worse. 

17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles : else the bottles break, 
and the wine runneth out. and the bottles perish : but they put new wine 
into new bottles, and both are preserved. 

18 H While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a cer- 
tain ruler, and worshipped him. saying, My daughter is even now dead : 
but come and lay thy hand upon her. and "she shall live. 

19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and .90 did his disciples. 

20 TF (And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of blood 
twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment 



52 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

20. What occurred on the way ? 

How did her case illustrate that of all sinners? (Luke viii. 43.) 

Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 

How long had she been so? What did she now 

do? 
What was the hem of the garment, and had it any importance 
among the Jews ' (Numbers xv. 38.) 

21. What did she mean by so doing? 
How was her faith in Christ very strong 1 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? 
How are the means made effectual to salvation ? 

22. What did Jesus say to her? 

What is Adoption? What is Justification? 

What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 

flow from Justification, Adoption, and Sanctification 1 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 
How did her faith make her whole? What is Faith in Jesus 

Christ? 

23. Where did Jesus then go ? 

Who were the minstrels, and what did their being there show? 

24. What further evidence is there in Christ's re- 
mark and their reply, that the maid was dead ? 

If sinners be not dead in sin, how can Christ give life ? 

25. What was now done ? 

Did He allow none with Him in the room ? (See Mark v. 40.) 
Is death elsewhere called a sleep, and what is here meant? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrec- 
tion? 



21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall 
be whole. 

22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daugh- 
ter, be of good comfort : thy faith hath made thee whole. And the wo- 
man was made whole from that hour.) 

23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels 
and the people making a noise, 

24 He said unto them, Give place : for the maid is not dead, but sleep- 
eth. And they laughed him to scorn. 

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by 
the hand, and the maid arose. 

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 



XVII.] QUESTION BOOK. 53 

26. What effect had this miracle? (See Luke.) 
What may be observed from these verses (18 — 26) 1 

What is the next section in order ? ( § 60.) Where did this oc- 
cur, and is it recorded elsewhere ? 

27. Who followed Christ ? 

How was blindness so common in that country ? 

How does the case of the blind represent that of sinners ? 

What did they say? 

What is meant by a the son of David ?" 

2S. How far did they follow Him ? 

What did He require of them ? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 
How is Christ always ready to show us His willingness to save 1 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 

29. How did He work the cure, and what did He 
say? 

What does this teach U3 about the importance of Faith ? 

30. What did He here command, and why? 
What is the duty which God rcquireth of man ? 

31. What did they do, and was this right? 

Why is it wrong in any case to disobey God's commands'? 

32. What other case was brought to Him ? 

What produced the dumbness? 

33. How was the dumbness cured ? 

What effect had this miracle upon the multitude 1 



27 U And when Jesus departed thence, two Wind men followed him, 
crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. 

28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him : 
and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They 
said unto him, Yea, Lord. 

29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it 
unto you. 

30 And their eyes were opened ; and Jesus straitly charged them, say- 
ing, See that no man know it. 

31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all 
that country. 

32 IT As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man pos- 
sessed with a devil. 

33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake : and the multi- 
tudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 

5* 



54 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Why should the conversion of men around us, lead us to believe 
in Christ 7 

34. How did the Pharisees account for this in 
their spite ? 

How did He answer this charge on another occasion ? (Luke 

xi. 17.) 
What is the next section in Matthew's narrative, (§ 62.) and where 

does it belong in the order of events? 

35. What is here said of Christ? 

What were their Churches called? 

What is meant by His j) reaching the gospel of the kingdom? 

What else did He do besides teach and preach? 

Are all of Christ's works recorded, or only a few? 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 

36. What is here said ? 

How is it said that they "fainted" fyc. ? 

37. How did He call this a harvest, and what was 
His work on earth ? 

How must ministers be furnished to the Church by God? 

38. How can all Christians help in the work of men's salvation ? 



LESSON XVIII. 

The Twelve instructed and sent forth. 

Matt. x. 1—42. 

W/iat is the subject of this section ? Where did it occur, and who 

else records it ? (§ 62) continued. 
How old was Christ at this time ? 
How had He proved Himself to be God, and the Messiah? 



34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils, through the prince of 
the devils. 

35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their 
synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every 
sickness, and every disease among the people. 

36 IT But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion 
on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep hav- 
ing no shepherd. 

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but 
the labourers are few. 

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth 
labourers into his harvest. 



XVIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 55 

1. What was now done? 

What was so peculiar in the office and work of these Apostles 1 
Had not the twelve been chosen out of the disciples before this 7 

Qlarkiii. 13—19.) 
What does their number remind us of? 
What power did He give them ? 
Are there any such ministers now in the Church 7 
Could any but God give such power 7 

2, 3, 4. What are the names of the twelve? 

What is the meaning of the word Apostle? 

5. What instructions did Christ now give them ? 
W x ho were the Gentiles? 

Why were they not to go among them now 7 

Were they afterward commanded to preach to them ? (Matt. 

xxviii. 19.) 
Who were the Samaritans? (2 Kings xvii. 24 — 27.) 
How were they regarded by the Jews 7 (John viii. 48. Neh. 

vi. 1—14.) 
Where was their country situated 7 

Did Christ afterward goamong them?- (John iv. 6 — 26.) 
Did the Apostles also 7 (Acts viii. 25.) 

6. To whom should they go? 

Who were meant, and why so called 7 

How are the baptized in the Church like these? 

What special privileges have baptized children 7 

Why should lost sheep come into the fold 7 

What is Baptism, and to whom is it to be administered? 

7. What were they to preach? Repeat. 

How was the kingdom at hand? 



CHAPTER X. 

1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them 
power agamst unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner ^ 
of sickness, aod all manner of disease. w 

2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, 
who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, 
and John his brother; 

3 Philip, and Bartholomew ; Thomas, and Matthew the publican ; 
James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; 

4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 

5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying. Go 
not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans 
enter ye not. 

6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 

7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 



56 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What doth the conclusion to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

8. What else should they do ? 
How could they do these things 1 

How were they to dispense these blessings, and why so ? 

9, 10. What about their expenses ? 

Was their journey now to be long? 
What are these things, "scrip" "staves?" 
What reason is added for this direction? 
How must ministers get their support ? 

11. What plan were they to adopt about lodgings'? 
What is the meaning here of " worthy ?" 

12. What is meant by saluting the house? 

13. What kind of house was worthy ? 

What was the common salutation of the Jews'? 
What is meant by the direction " Let your peace" tf*c. ? (Luke 
x. 5.) 

14. What were they to do with others ? 

Why were they so to do ? 

How would this be a testimony against such ? 

W T as this ever done by the Apostles? (Acts xiii. 51 : xviii. 6.) 

15. W r hat should become of such ? 

Give an account of the destruction of these cities, and where 
they were situated. (Gen. xviii. 20, 21 : xix. 24, 25.) 

Will those who reject the Gospel messengers suffer a worse de- 
struction, and how? (Matt. xi. 23, 24.) 

16. What warning and charge is here given them? 

How were they to go forth as sheep amidst wolves? 



8 Heal ihe sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: 
freely ye have received, freely give. 

9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses ; 

_ 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor 
♦ yet staves : (for the workman is worthy of his meat.) 

11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it 
is worthy ; and there abide till ye go thence. 

12 And when ye come into an house, salute it. 

13 And if the house be worthy , let your peace come upon it : but if it 
be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 

14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when 
ye depart out of that house, or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 

15 Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of 
Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city. 

16 U Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be ye 
therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 



XIX.] QUESTION BOOK. 57 

Did they endure severe persecutions 7 

What character were they to maintain, and what 
is the meaning of these terms? 

17. What caution is here given ? Repeat. 

Why weie they to beware of the men? (vs. IS.) 
Were they to dread them and spare themselves, or what 7 
What should be done to them by these men ? 
What is meant by the councils ? 

18. What more should be done to them ? 

Did puch things really occur to them, and where ? (See Acts 

iv. 5—30 : v. 26—28, &c.) 
B;d they meet this cheerfully, and why? 
What should result from such treatment ! 



LESSON XIX 

The Apostles commissioned. 
Matt. x. 19—42. 

19. What should they do when actually delivered 
up ? Repeat. 

What is meant by their taking no thought?' 

What was promised them in their defence ? 

What do we pray for in the sixth petition 1 

20. Why was this gift so important in vindicating their religion 
before the great ? 

Why does not this encourage men to teach or preach now with- 
out preparation ? 
What is God? 



17 Hut beware of men : for they will deliver you up to the councils, 
and they will scourge you in fhei /synagogues. 

13 Ami ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, 
for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 

19 But when they deliver you up. lake no thought how or what ye 
shall speak, for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall 
speak. 

20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which 
speaketh in you. 

21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father 
the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause 
them to be put to death. 



58 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

21. What trials should they suffer ? 

What is the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell ? 
Are children so wicked too, and what is here said of them 7 
What is required in the Fifth Commandment? 

22. Would they receive any favour in the world ? 

How would there be great temptation to give up their work ? 
What is here said on this point for encouragement? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death? 

23. What course were they to take under perse- 
cution ? 

What is meant by this direction? 
What encouragement is here given them? 
What coming is here referred to, and when did it occur? (Ch. 
xvii. See Mark ix. 1, 2.) 

24. 25. What further motive does He give them 

to endure ? 

Who was Beelzebub ? (2 Kings i. 2, 3. Matt. ix. 34 : xii. 24.) 
Who was "the master of the house 1" 

26. W r hy should they not fear? 

What comfort under afflictions is here susf^ested ? 
What comfort is it in sacrifices for Christ's cause, that the truth 
will at length prevail ? (Ps. xxxvii. 6.) 

27. What does He further direct ? 

How did He teach them " in darkness." 

How were they to speak in tight, and on the house-tops? 

28. Were thev to fear death ? 



22 And ye shall be hated nf all men for my name's sake : but he that 
endureth to the end shall he saved. 

23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another : for 
verily 1 say unto you.. Ye shall npt have gone over the chits oi Israel, till 
the Son of man he come. 

24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 

25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the ser- 
vant as his lord : if they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, 
how much more shall they call them of his household 7 

2G Fear them nol therefore : for there is nothing covered, that shall not 
be revealed ; and hid. that shall not be known. 

27 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye 
hear in the ear. that preach ye upon the house-tops. 

28 And Tear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the 
soul : but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in 
hell. 



XIX.] QUESTION BOOK. 59 

Why were they not to fear it, and where does men's power end? 

Why were they to fear God, and Him only ? 

"What becomes of those who do not fear God 1 

Why will soul and body be cast into hell 1 (John v. 28, 29. 

Dan. xii. 2.) 
What doth every sin deserve 1 

29 — 31. What are they here referred to ? 

What are God's works of Providence? 

What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

Does God's care extend to our smallest interest, and how is 

this proved from His care of the fowls? 
What makes even a child's salvation so important ? 

32. What farther motive to endurance did He 
here use ? 

What is here meant by confess? 

Why is a public profession required yet, even if it cost our lives ) 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of Redemption I 
How will Christ co.ifess such firm disciples ? 

33. How will He treat those who deny Him be- 
fore men / 

What is meant by "denying Him before men 7" 
How may this be done by not professing Him, as well as by dis- 
honouring the profession ? 

34. 35. Would Christ's religion produce strife 
among men ? 

What was predicted of Him ? (Isa. ix. 6 : xi. 4.) 
What was said of Him at His birth \ (Luke ii. 14.) 
How then was this strife to result from His coming 1 
36. How is the natural hatred toward Christ and the Gospel 
stronger than the natural love for kindred 1 

29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not 
fall on the ground without your Father. 

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 

31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 

32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I con- 
fess also before my Father which is in heaven. 

33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny be- 
fore my Father which is in heaven. 

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth ; I came not to 
send peace, but a sword. 

35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the 
daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother- 
in-law. 

36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 



60 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS, 

What does this show us of the heart's natural enmity against 

God? (See Micah vii. 6.) 
37- How is our love for Christ to be stronger than our love for 

kindred ? 
What rule is here laid down 1 
How strong must be our love to God ? 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments ? 
Why cannot any sacrifices merit heaven ? 
What is required in the Fifth Commandment ? 

38. What rule is here laid down ? 

What does Christ refer to, by calling self-denial the cross? 

(Lukexxiii. 26.) 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin I 
What is the duty which God requireth of man? 

40 — 42. What is the authority given in these 

closing words ? 

How is Christ one with His Church and people ? 

What is promised to those who help the cause of Christ for 

His sake? 
What is meant by receiving a Prophet in the name of a Prophet ? 
What notice will be taken of the smallest kindness done to a 

disciple for Christ's sake'' 
When shall the reward be given? (Matt. xxv. 34—40.) 



37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of 
me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of 
me. 

38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not 
worthy of me. 

39 He that findeth his life shall lose it : and he that loseth his life for 
my sake, shall find it. 

40 if He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, 
receiveth him that sent me. 

41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive 
a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name 
of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward. 

42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a 
cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say unto you, 
he shall in no wise lose his reward. 



XX.] QUESTION BOOK. 61 

LESSON XX. 

John the Baptist in Prison sends disciples to Jesus. 

Matt. xi. 1 — 15. 

Where do these next three chapters belong, in the order of events ? 

An?. After Chapter viii. 

What is the next item in Matthew's narrative, and where does it 

belong in the order of events? (§ 44.) 
Arts. These records belong after the Sermon on the Mount. 

(See §§ 42, 43, and eh. viii.) 

Oeserve. — Verse 1 connects with Chapter xiv., (§ 63.) and 
verse 2 begins the record of back events. (See the 
Harmony.) The third circuit in Galilee is here an- 
nounced, and the proper continuation is at Chapter 
xiv. 1, which see. 

2. Who sent to Christ ? 

What John was this, and why did he send 1 
How had he got in prison, and when ? (Ch. xiv. 3 — 5.) 
About how long had he been in prison 7 (Ans. About a year.) 
What works were these which John heard of 1 (See Ch. viii., 

and Luke vii.) 
Whom did John send ? 

3. What inquiry was made of Christ ? 
What prophecy is here referred to 1 

Did John know that Jesus was the Messiah, and why did he 

send \ 
Was John predicted by Malachi 7 
What feeling is here expressed ? 

4. What answer did Jesus give ? 
For whom was this given 1 

What proofs did He refer them to, that He was the Messiah 1 



CHAPTER XI. 

1 And it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of commanding 
his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their 
cities. 

2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent 
two of his disciples, 

3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for 
another ) 

4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those 
things which ye do hear and see : 

5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are 

6 



62 



THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 



5. How were such miracles and preaching ample 
proof? 

Were these things predicted of Christ, and where? 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer'? 

6. What did He add about His claims? 

What is meant here by being of ended in Him ? 

How are men offended by His humble life ? 

How by His death, and His doctrine of grace, and His claims 

as the only Saviour? 
Why are men naturally ashamed of Christ ? 

7. What testimony did Christ now give of John? 

Did they testify to each other, and why ? 

When did the people go out into the wilderness to see John ? 

(Ch. iii. 5.) 
What character does a reed shaken with the wind represent, and 

was John such? 
What firmness of character had John shown ? 

8. What did He further ask ? 

What character is meant by this ? (Isa. iii. 16—26. 
What was John's clothing, and what did it represent? 

9. What further did He ask % 

What is a. prophet, and was John considered one? 
How was John more than a prophet ? 

10. How does Christ tell who John was ? 

Where is He so prophesied of? 

Whose messenger was John? 

What was his work, as here described ? 

11. How does Christ testify of John? 



cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have 
the gospel preached to them. 

6 And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. 

7 IT And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes con- 
cerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed 
shaken with the wind 1 

8 But what went ye out for to seel A man clothed in soft raiment 1 
Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 

9 But what went ye out for to seel A prophet? yea, I say unto you, 
and more than a prophet. 

10 For this is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger 
before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 

11 Verily, I say unto you, Among them that are born of women, there 
hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist : notwithstanding, he that 
is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. 



XXI.] QUESTION BOOK. 63 

How was he superior to all other prophets? 
How is he less than the least Christian teacher 1 

12. What new state of things had arisen from the 
time of John's preaching ? 

How is this language explained, "suffefeih violence" tyc. ? 
How had John then prepared the way before Christ ? 

13. What is further said about John? 

How did he stand, as to the Old and New Testament preach- 
ing ? 
What part of the Scriptures is the Law and the Prophets 7 
What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 
enjoy Him 1 

14. How did Christ now tell w r ho John was? 

Where was John prophesied of, under this name? 
How was John Elias ? (Luke i. 17.) 
What is meant by "if ye will receive it ?" 

15. What is said in conclusion ? 

What Is meant by this, and does it apply to us also? 
How is the Word to be read and heard, that it may become 
effectual to salvation ? 



LESSON XXI. 

The Jewish People complained of. 
Matt. xi. 16—30. 

16, 17. How does Christ speak of their inconsis- 
tency and opposition? 
What is meant by the "markets?" 
What custom is here referred to ? 



12 And from the days of John the Baptist, until now. the kingdom of 
heaven sutfereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 

14 And if ye will receive it. this is Elias which was for to come. 

15 He that harh ears to hear, let him hear. 

16 IT But whereunto shall I liken this generation 1 It is like unto chil- 
dren sitting in the markets, and caliing unto their fellows, 

17 And saying. We have piped unto you. and ve have not danced ; We 
have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamenied. 

18 For John came neither eatins nor drinking, and they say. He hath 
a devil. 



64 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

18. How had John come ? How had they re- 
ceived him ? Explain the terms, 

19. How had Christ come ? 

In what sense had He come eating and drinking ? 
How had they brought this up against Him 7 
What does He say to this ? 

What is meant by this remark ? 

What is the next paragraph in Matthew'' s narrative^ and where 
does it belong in the order of the history? (§ 45.) 

20. What did He then begin to do % 

What cities were these ? What is meant by upbraid? 
Why did He condemn them ? 

Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous? 
What doth every sin deserve 7 

21. What cities are noted first, and where were 
they situated ? 

How does he compare them with Tyre and Sidon, and what 

cities were these ? 
What is meant by their repenting in sackcloth and ashes? 
What is Repentance unto Life ? 

22. What is here said of their punishment at last? 

What is meant by more tolerable? 

What may those expect who reject the gospel 1 

23. 24. Of what city does He speak next ? 

How had Capernaum been so exalted ? 

What should be its doom ? 

How does He compare its wickedness with that of Sodom? 



19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a 
man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. 
But Wisdom is justified of her children. 

20 Tl Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty 
works were done, because they repented not. 

21 Wo unto thee, Chorazin! wo unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the 
mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, 
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 

22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon 
at the day of judgment, than for you. 

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be 
brought down to hell : for if the mighty works which have been done in 
thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of 
Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 

25 n At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, 



XXI.] QUESTION BOOK. 65 

25. What did Jesus then do and say? 

To whom did He refer, as the wise and prudent ? 
What is meant by these things being hid from such 1 

To what class of persons here called babes is the 

gospel revealed ? 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 
What is effectual calling ? 

26. To what is this referred ? 
What are the decrees of God 1 

27. What relation had Christ to the Father ? 

How many persons are there in the Godhead ? 

Through whom alone is the Father revealed to us 7 

How doth the Spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased by 

Christ 1 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet ? 

28. What is Christ's invitation here ? 

Are not all invited, and is not this one of His decrees! 

Why then should none doubt the invitation? 

Does the description here show who are entitled to come, or 

does it show how the destitute are invited ? 
How are we made partakers of the Redemption purchased by 

Christ? 
What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 

flow from Justification, Adoption and Sanctification? 

29. What does Christ command here ? 

What is His yoke and burden ? 

What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us? 

What is Christ's character? 

What kind of rest does He promise ? 

What is the chief end of man ? 



Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the 
wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 

26 Even so. Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. 

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father ; and no man know- 
eth the Son, but the Father ; neither knoweth any man the Father, save 
the Son. and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 

28 H Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will 
give you rest. 

29 Take my yoke upon you. and learn of me : for I am meek and 
lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 



66 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

30. What encouragement is here given ? 
How is this found to be so 1 



LESSON XXII. 

Christ's teachings about the Sabbath. 

Matt. xii. 1—14. 

What section here follows in Matthew 1 s narrative, (§ ST.) and 
where else is it recorded ? 

1. Where did Jesus now go ? Repeat. 

What time is here referred to ? (See the Harmony.) 
What is said of the disciples ? 
What day of the week was the Jewish Sabbath? 
Which is the Fourth Commandment ? 
How, and why was the day changed ? 

Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly 
Sabbath? 

2. What did the Pharisees say to this ? 

Why did they count it unlawful ? (Ex. xx. 10.) 
What was permitted on other days? (Deut. xxiii. 25. 

3. 4. What did Jesus say to them ? 

Where is this recorded ? (1 Sam. xxi. 6.) 
What was the shew-bread, (Levit. xxiv. 5—9.) and who might 
eat it? 

5. What other case did He name to them ? 

What is here meant by " profane the Sabbath," and how did 

they so do ? (Numb, xxviii. 9, 10.) 
How is the Sabbath to be sanctified ? 



CHAPTER XII. 

1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath-day through the corn, and 
his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and 
to eat. 

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy dis- 
ciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath-day. 

3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did when he 
was an hungered, and they that were with him ; 

4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, 
which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with 
him, but only for the priests ? 

5 Or have ye not read in the law how that on the sabbath-days the 
priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? 



XXII. "I QUESTION BOOK. 67 

6. What did He now say ? 

To whom did He refer, and how 1 Explain. 
How was Christ greater than the temple 1 
What else was mentioned in Mark ii. 27 1 

7. What passage is here quoted? (Hosea vi. 6.) 

How should they have understood this ? 

How would it have directed them on this subject 1 

8. What does He say of Himself? 
What did He mean by this ? 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect! 

What is required in the Fourth Commandment, and what is 

forbidden ? 
What section here follows, (§ 33.) and ichere else is it recorded? 

9. Where did Jesus then go ? 

What was a synagogue ? 

10. Whom did He there find ? 

What is meant by a hand withered? 

What did they ask Christ, and why ? (See Mark 
and Luke.) 

11. What did Christ say to them ? 

How did this explain the subject, or answer their question 1 

12. What was the rule He gave ? 
Which is the Fourth Commandment ? 

What is forbidden in the Fourth Commandment 1 

13. What did He say and do to the man? What 
was the result ? 

How could the man stretch forth his hand if it was withered? 
What does this teach us about obeying what God commands? 



6 But I say unto you, that in this place is one greater than the temple. 

7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not 
sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 

8 For tne Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath-day. 

9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue. 

10 IT And behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. 
And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-days 3 
that they might accuse him7 

11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that 
shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, will he 
not lay hold on it, and lift it out 7 

12 How much then is a man better than a sheep 1 Wherefore it is 
lawful to do well on the sabbath-days. 

13 Then saith he to the man. Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched 
it forth ; and it was restored whole, like as the other. 



68 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is effectual calling 1 

What is required in the Fourth Commandment? 

How is the Sabbath to be sanctified ? 

14 What did the Pharisees then do ? 

Had they asked their question for information or for mischief? 

What is meant by their holding a council ? 



LESSON XXIII. 

Christ is followed by Multitudes and teaches them. 
Matt. xii. 15—31. 

15. What did Christ do ? What is said of the 
people? 

Where did He go ? (See Mark.) 

What did He do to the multitudes ? 

Where were they from ? (See Mark hi. 7, 8.) 

What great discourse did He deliver to these multitudes ? (See 

ch. v. 1.) 
Ans. It will be seen by the number of this section, and its place in 

the Harmony, that these were the multitudes to whom Christ 

delivered the Sermon on the Mount. 

16. What did He command them? 

17. What reason did He give for this command ? 

18. What is this prophecy ? Repeat. 

How is Christ there called? (See Heb. x. 9.) 
What is said of Him ? 

How was he so called at His Baptism and at His Transfigura- 
tion? 
What is meant by His showing judgment unto the Gentiles? 



14 fT Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how 
they might destroy him. 

15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence : and 
great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all. 

16 And charged them that they should not make him known : 

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 
saying, 

18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved, in whom 
my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit upon him, aud he shall 
show judgment to the Gentiles. 

19 He shall not strive, nor cry ; neither shall any man hear his voice 
in the streets. 



XXIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 69 

19. What is further said of Him in this verse ? 
What is meant by this 1 

20. What does this description mean? 
What is meant by judgment in these verses ?- 

How would His not now being known, fulfil this prophecy 7 

21. What is further predicted of Him here 1 

What special force had this prediction, from his now delivering 
the Sermon on the Mount ? [See the Harmony, (§ 39 — 417) 
and see Mark iii. 7 — 12, where it appears that some of the 
multitudes were from Tyre and Sidon, and so were Gentilzs?\ 

22. What section here follows in Matthew's narrative, (§ 48.) and 
uliere else is it recorded ? 

Who was brought to Christ ? What did He do 
to him ? What effect had this upon the people ? 

What did they mean by the Son of David? (Acts ii. 30.) 
What led them to suppose that this might be the Messiah] 

(Isa. xxxv. 5, 6.) 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 

24. What did the Pharisees say ? 

What interest had they in explaining this to the people ?- 
Who was Beelzebub 7 (2 Kings i. 6.) 
What did they mean by this charge ? 

25. What is here said of Christ ? 
What is implied in His knowing their thoughts ? 
What is God ? 

What did Christ mean by this reply 7 

26. What is further said here ? 



20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not 
quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 

21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 

22 H Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind 
and dumb ; and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both 
spake and saw. 

23 And all the peonle were amazed, and said. Is not this the son of 
David 7 

21 But when the Pharisees heard if, they said. This fellow doth not 
cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince "of the devils. 

25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them. Every kingdom 
divided against itself, is brought to desolation ; and every city or house 
divided against itself, shall not" stand. 

26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how 
shall then his kingdom stand 3 

27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children 
cast them out] therefore they shall be your judges. 



70 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

How did this answer their accusation 7 

27. What further question did Christ put to them 
in reply ? 

What did this mean, and how did it answer them ? 
What is meant by "they shall be your judges?" 

28. What does He now declare to them as the 
truth of the case ? 

How did He cast out devils 1 

What then was the inference from this ? 

How had the Kingdom of God come to them, by this ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a king? 

29. How did Christ further explain His work? 

How did He mean this to apply to the subject ? 

Instead of His casting out devils by Satan, what was He doing 

to Satan? 
W^hat do we pray for in the second petition ? 

30. What is here declared ? Repeat. 

How did He mean this to apply to the subject ? 
How are all those to be regarded who do not love and serve 
Christ ? 



LESSON XXIV. 

Christ rebukes the Pharisees. 
Matt. xii. 31—50. 

31. What is here said about forgiveness, and 
what sin shall not be forgiven ? Repeat. 

What was blasphemy, and how had they blasphemed against the 
Holy Ghost? (Mark iii. 30.) 

What sad mistakes may be made about this sin — and what is 
it — and why is it so unpardonable ? 



28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of 
God is come unto you. 

29 Or else, how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his 
goods, except he first bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his 
house. 

30 He that is not with me, is against me ; and he that gathereth not 
with me, scattereth abroad. 

31 U Wherefore I say unto you. All manner of sin and blasphemy shall 
be forgiven unto men : but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall 
not be forgiven unto men. 



XIV.] QUESTION BOOK. 71 

What is sin ?- Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous ? 

32. Why is it said " neither in the icorld to come?" 

How does Mark express it 1 Ans. " Hath never forgiveness." 

Show that no forgiveness of any sin is to be found in the world 

to come. (Rev. xxii. 11. Matt. xxv. 46. 2 Thess. i. 9.) 

33. What is here said ? 

How does this apply to the subject 1 

34. What does Christ here call them ? 

What connexion has this verse with the last 7 Explain the 

meaning. 
What is the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell ? 

35. What is here said about the good man, and 
what about the evil man ? 

36. 37. What is here said about the judgment ? 
What explanation is given, and how shall this be % 

(James iii. 3 — 12.) 
What may we learn from this subject ? 

38. What section here follows^ (§ 49.) and where else is it recorded ? 
What did they now ask of Christ ? 

What did thev mean by this, and why did they ask it 7 (Luke 
xi. 16.) 

39. What did He answer them ? What did He 
call them ? Explain the terms. 

What did He say about giving them a sign ? 



32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be 
forgiven him : but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall 
not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the 
tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt : for the tree is known by his fruit. 

34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? 
for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. 

35 A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth 
good things : and an evil man, out. of the evil treasure, bringeth forth 
evil things. 

36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they 
shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 

37 For by thy words thou shaJt be justified, and by thy words thou 
shalt be condemned. 

38 *!T Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, sayings 
Master, we would see a sign from thee. 

39 But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous genera- 
tion seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the 
sign of the prophet Jonas. 



72 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is meant by " the sign of the prophet Jonas?" 

40. How is it explained in this verse ? 

What event was He referring to, as about to be a sign to them 1 

Explain the terms. 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

41. What is here said about the men of Nineveh? 

What is meant by their rising in judgment? 

What history is here referred to ? (See Jonah.) 

How would the Ninevites condemn those to whom Christ 

preached ? 
Give some account of Nineveh. 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 

42. What is here said of the Queen of the South ? 
W r ho was she, and where is the history given ? (1 Kings x.) 
Where was Sheba, and how was it the uttermost parts of the earth ? 
Why would she condemn those who had listened 

to Christ ? 
W T hat is the duty which God requireth of man? 
Who is meant by the one greater than Solomon or Jonas? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 

43 — 45. What is here said ? Repeat. 
What is meant by this, and how was it to apply ? 
To what does this refer in the former verses? (vs. 29.) 
W r hat allusion is here to the ancient and popular belief among 
the Jews ? 

44. What is meant by the house, and finding it empty, swept and 
garnished ? 



40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly . 
so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the 
earth. 

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, 
and shall condemn it : because they repented at the preaching of Jonas • 
and behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 

42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this gen- 
eration, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of 
the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than 
Solomon is here. 

43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through 
dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 

44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came 
out ; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more 
wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there : and the last 



XXV.] QUESTION BOOK. 73 

45. What is meant by this taking seven other spirits, and the 
last state icorse than the first] 

How is this here applied I 

What may we learn from this passage 7 

46. What section here follows in Matthew' \s narrative, (§ 50.) and 
by whom eUe is it recorded ? 

Who came to speak with Him as He was talking? 

What was His mother's name ? Who were His brethren ? 

47. What, message was brought to Him ? 

48 — 50. What answer did He make to it? Repeat. 

What did He mean by this 7 

Was this to show a icant of affection for those of His own family, 

or a peculiar affection for His disciples '?- (See Luke ii. 51. 

John xix. 25—27.) 
Which is the Fifth Commandment ? What is required and 

forbidden in this commandment? 



LESSON XXV. 

The Parable of the Sower. 

Matt. xiii. 1 — 23. 

What is the next subject in Matthew's narrative, and where does 
this section belong? (§ 54.) By whom else is it recorded ? 

1. Where w r as Jesus at this time, and where did 
He now go ? 

What sea was this, and by what names was it known 7 

state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto 
this wicked generation. 

46 if While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his 
brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 

47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren 
stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 

48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mo- 
ther 7 and who are my brethren ? 

49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Be- 
hold my mother and my brethren ! 

50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, 
the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. 

2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he 
went into a ship, and sat ; and the whole multitude stood on the shore, 

7 



74 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

2. What now occurred ? 

How did He get out of the crowd? 
How then could He teach them 1 

3. In what manner did He speak to them? 

What is a parable, and what was its use ? 
What is this parable called, and why ? 
What is a sower, and who was such ? 
What was meant by the seed sown ? 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 
communicateth the benefits of Redemption 1 

4. Where did some of the seeds fall, and what be- 
came of them ? 

What was the way-side, and who are meant by such hearers ? 

Who are meant by the fowls, and how is the word snatched 
away from such ? 

How does Satan often take away from the young the truth 
which they have heard ? 

How is the word to be read and heard that it may become effec- 
tual to salvation ? 

5. What became of other seed ? 

What class of hearers is meant by this? (vss. 20, 21.) 
Why did this spring up sooner than others ? 

6. What was the result of it ? 

Why did the seed in such places wither sooner ? 

How do these differ from the former ? 

Was the seed at fault for this, or was it the sower's fault, or 

what? 
What class of hearers show that the word has taken no root in 

them? 
How is the word made effectual to salvation ? 

7. Where did other seed fall, and what became of 
them ? 

What is meant by the thorns ? (vs. 22.) 



3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a 
sower went forth to sow ; 

4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way -side, and the fowls 
came and devoured them up : 

5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth : and 
forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : , 

6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they 
had no root, they withered away. 

7 And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprung up, and choked 
them: 



XXV.] QUESTION BOOK. 75 

How do such things hinder the truth from reaching the heart ? 

8. Where did other seed fall, and with what result? 
How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by 

Christ? 
Are any hearts good by nature ? 
What is effectual calling 7 What is sanctification ? 

9. How did our Lord conclude this discourse, and 
what is the meaning ? 

How does this apply to us 1 

What is the duty which God requireth of man?- 

10. Who now came to Him, and what did they say ? 

11. How did Christ explain? 

What was granted to the disciples which others had not re- 
ceived ? 

What is meant here by the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven 1 

W r hat are the decrees of God i 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 
misery ? 

12. What is here added as explaining God's ways? 
What is the meaning of this, and how does it apply to us? 
How is the word to be read and heard that it may become effec- 
tual to salvation ? 

How has Christ encouraged all to seek Him ? 

13. How is it further explained ? 

Show that all of you have enough plain truth for salvation ? 
What kind of seeing and hearing is meant by these words of 

our Lord ? 
Is there any such now? Explain the kind of hearers ? 

14. What prophecy was there of such, and what 
did it mean ? 



8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an 
hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. 

9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 

It And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou 
unto them in parables 1 

11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to 
know the mysteries mt ie kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 

12 For whosoever h eta, to him shall be given, and he shall have more 
abundance : but whosoever hath not, from him shall be. taken away even 
that he hath, 

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables : because they seeing, see 
not; and hearing, they hear not ; neither do they understand. 

14 A.nd in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By 



76 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS, 

Show how there are some now who are hardened while they 

hear the truth. 
How is the word made effectual to salvation? 

16. What is said of the disciples ? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 
misery ? 

17. What is said of former times? 

Who are here referred to by " prophets and righteous men ?" 
Show that good people, long before Christ came, looked forward 
to His coming and wished for it. 

18. What does this verse mean, and to whom is 
it addressed ? 

19. How are the way-side hearers here described? 

20. 21. How are the stony ground hearers here 
represented ? 

How would you describe such now 7 What is meant by offended ? 

22. How are the thorny ground hearers here de- 
scribed ? 

How would you describe such hearers ? 
How do the cares of this world prevent the truth ? 
What is meant by the dcccilfulncss of riches, and how does this 
hinder the truth 1 



hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; and seeing ye shall see r 
and shall not perceive : 

15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of 
hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at any time they should 
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand 
with their heart, and should be converted and I should heal them. 

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see : and your ears, for they 
hear. 

17 For, verily, I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men 
have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; 
and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 

18 IT Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 

19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth 
it not, then cometh the wicked owe, and catche'th away that which was 
sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way-side. 

20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that 
heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it ; 

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while : for when 
tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is 
offended. 

22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the 
word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches choke 
the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 



XXVI.] QUESTION BOOK. 77 

23. How are the good ground hearers here de- 
scribed ? 

How would you describe such 7 

How is the word to be read and heard that it may become effec- 
tual to salvation 7 
How is the word made effectual to salvation? 



LESSON XXVI. 

Matt. xiii. 24 — 43. 

What is this section in Matthew's narrative, (§ 55.) and by whom 
else is it recorded ? 

24. What parable is next spoken by our Lord % 

What is meant by the kingdom of heaven? 

Why is it like to a field where good seed is sown ? 

Who is here represented by the sower 7 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet ? 

What do we pray for, in the second petition ? 

25. What mischief was done in this field? 

W T hat is represented by the tares among the wheat? * 
Who is meant by the enemy? 

How does the enemy of souls plant evil like this in the Church 7 
What do we pray for in the sixth petition 7 

26. What was the result ? 

How do you understand this? 

27. What was said to this ? 

How do the Sacraments become effectual to salvation? 



23 Bat lie that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth 
the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth 
forth, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty. 

24 IT Another parable put be forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of 
heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : 

25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the 
wheat, and went his way. 

26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then 
appeared the tares also. 

27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir. 
didst not thou sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it 
tares '? 

28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said 
unto him, WiLt thou then that we go and gather them up % 

i* 



78 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

28. What was the reply 1 What was now pro- 
posed? 

29. How did he answer them ? 

What spirit is here reproved 1 

30. What did he direct to be done ? 

Why ought the tares to be separated from the wheat at the 
harvest ? 

Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

What does this parable teach about unworthy members of the 
Church') 

What do these two parables about the field teach us about min- 
isters and members? 

31. What parables here follow, and with what 
object ? 

How is the Church further set forth ? 

What is this parable meant to show ? 

32. How is the Church, at the beginning, like the mustard seed? 
W T ho do we pray for in the second petition ? 

How does the church resemble the mustard-tree in its growth ? 

33. What parable here follows ? 

How i» the progress of the Church to be compared with the 

leaven in meal 1 
What do you understand by the whole being leavened? 
What doth the conclusion of the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

34. 35. Did our Lord employ this kind of teach- 
ing with the multitude? 

What prophecy was thus fulfilled, and where is it found? 



29 But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also 
the wheat with them. 

30 Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest 
I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them 
in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn. 

31 IT Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom 
of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and 
sowed in his field : 

32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is 
the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the 
air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 

33 if Another parable spake he unto them ; The kingdom of heaven is 
like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of 
meal, till the whole was leavened. 

34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables ; and 
without a parable spake he not unto them : 



XXVI.] 



QUESTION BOOK. 79 



36? What did Jesus then do ? What did the dis- 
ciples ask 1 

37. Who is meant in the parable of the tares by 
the sower of good seed ? 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 
comraunicateth to us the benefits of redemption ? 

38. What is " the field " of the visible Church ? 
Who are meant by the good seed sown? 

Who are here called " the children of the kingdom" and why so 

called 1 
Who are now " the children of the wicked one V' 

39. 40. How does the same enemy still sow such tares 7 
What do you understand by the harvest? 

What will the angels do in "the day of judgment? 
What shall become of all the wicked at the last day ? 
What doth every sin deserve? 

41 — 43. How will the final separation of righteous 
and wicked take place ? 

What is the meaning here of "things that offend?" 

What part will the Son of Man take in the judgment ? 

Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 

What is the punishment of the wicked? 

What is meant by wailing and gnashing of teeth ? 

What will be the lot of the righteous when the 
wicked are so removed ? 

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 
I will open my mouth in parables ; I will utter things which have been 
kept secret from the foundation of the world. 

36 Then J-esus sent the multitude away, and went into the house : and 
his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the 
tares of the field. 

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is 
the Son of man; 

33 The field is the world ; the good seed are the children of the king- 
dom ; but the tares are the children of the wicked one ; 

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil ; the harvest is the end of 
the world ; and the reapers are the angels. 

40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire ; so shall 
it be in the end of this world. 

41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather 
out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity ; 

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire : there shall be walling 
and gnasning of teeth. 

43~Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of 
their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 



80 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What does this parable teach about different kinds of church 
members ? 

How do the Sacraments become effectual means of salvation ? 

What is required to the worihy receiving of the Lord's Supper? 

What is Repentance unto Life? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrec- 
tion? 



LESSON XXVII. 

Parables of (lie Hid Treasure, Pearl Merchant, and Net. 
Matt. xiii. 44—58. 

44. What is the comparison in this verse ? 

What is meant to be taught here about the kingdom, and what 

does the kingdom here mean? 
Why is true religion like treasure? 
Why is it like treasure hid ? 
What does this parable teach about the duty of seeking this 

religion ? 
What is the effect upon any one of finding Christ ? 
How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased bv 

Christ ? 
How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by 

Christ ? 

45, 46. What is the comparison in these two 
verses ? 

What is a Merchant-man, and what trade is here referred to ? 

What do men naturally seek after? 

What, does this parable teach about those who find the true 

religion ? 
What is effectual calling ? 
Why are men willing to give up all things else, when they find 

Christ 1 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? What is the chief end of man ? 



44 17 Again, The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field ; 
the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth 
and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 

45 TT Again, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant-man 
seeking goodly pearls : 

46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all 
that he had, and bought it. 

47 U Again, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast 
into the sea, and gathered of every kind : 



XXVII.] QUESTION BOOK. 81 

47, 48. What else is the kingdom like, and what 

is here meant by the kingdom ? 
How does this parable differ from the two former ? 
How does it differ from the parable of the tares ? 
How is the Church on earth like this net? (Repeat these two 

verses.) 
What is meant by the net being full ? 
What was then done, and what does this represent here ? 
What was done with the good, and w T hat with the bad ? 

49, 50. How is the last judgment like this ? Who 

shall do this 1 
What is the meaning of sever ? 
What shall become of all the wicked ? 
What is meant by the furnace ofjire ? 
What doth every sin deserve ? 
What is meant to be expressed by "wailing and gnashing of 

teeth?" 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 

51. What did Jesus ask them? 

What did He mean by these things? 

What did they answer ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet? 

52. What did He then say to them ? 
Who was a Scribe, and whom did He mean here ? 
How were the disciples such ? 

How were they to be like a householder ? 
What is here meant by his treasure? 
How were they to bring forth things new and old ? 
What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 
communicateth to us the benefits of redemption ? 

53. What did Jesus next do ? 



48 Which, when it was fall, they drew to shore, and sat down, and 
gathered the good into vessels, bat cast the bad away. 

49 So shall it be at the end of the world : the angels shall come forth, 
and sever the wicked from among the just, 

50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire : there shall be wailing 
and gnashing of teeth. 

51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things 1 They 
sav unto him, Yea, Lord. 

52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed 
unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is a householder, 
*vhich bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 



82 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Where did He go 1 (See § 56, &c.) 
How many Parables had He spoken here together? 
What section is next in Matthew's narrative, and where does it 
belong? (§ 61.) By whom else is it recorded? 

54. Into what country did He now come, and 
why called " His own country . ? " 

Where did He teach the people? 

What were their synagogues like, and what was their use? 
What day of the week" was this? (See Mark vi. 2.) 
What did the people say to his preaching? 

55. What else did they say ? 

Why did thev call Him the carpenter's son? 
What does Mark call Him ? (Ch. vi. 3.) 

56. What more did they say, and what did they 

mean by this ? 

What did all this really prove about Christ being Divine, if 

He had not His knowledge from men ? 
How did Christ the Son of God become man ? 
How many persons are there in the Godhead? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet? 

57. How did the people of His own town feel 
towards Him ? Repeat. 

What is here meant by " offended in Him. ?" Why was this? 
What did Jesus say, and how did this explain it ? 
Why is a public teacher likely to be so poorly received in his 
own neighbourhood? 

58. What is here said about Christ's works ? 



53 if And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, 
he departed thence. 

54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in 
their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence 
ham this man this wisdom, and these mighty works ? 

55 Is not this the carpenter's son ? is not his mother called Mary ? and 
his brethren. James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 

56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this 
man all these things? 

57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A 
prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own 
house. 

58 And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbe- 
lief. 



XXVIII.] QUESTION BOOK. &3 

What is here meant by mighty works? 

Why should this prevent His working miracles? 

How does unbelief now stand in the way of our salvation 7 

What doth God require of us that we "may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin 7 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ? 
What do we learn from these verses about our own case 1 



LESSON XXVIII. 

Herod's opinion of Christ , and his treatment of John the Baptist. 

Matt. xiv. 1—14. 

What is this section, (§ 63.) and with what chapter does it -proper- 
ly connect? (See ch. x., and ch. xi. 1. Mark vi. 14 — 29, and 
Luke u. 7—9.) 

1. Who is Herod here called? 

What was the office of a letrarch l and what was this Hercd's 

kingdom ? 
How did Herod hear of Christ's fame? 
About how long had Christ been publicly preaching, when 

John was beheaded ? 
About how long had John been in prison ? (See notes on Ch. 

xiv.. Introduction.) 

2. What did Herod say, and to whom 1 
Why did he think of John, and that this was he? 
What does this show about a guilty conscience? 

How was this against his professed belief about the resurrection 1 

3. What is here told about Herod 1 
For whose sake had he done this ? 

4. How had John offended him? 

Why was it unlawful for Herod to marry this Herodias ? 
Of what crimes was he guilty in this? 
W r hich is the Seventh Commandment ? 



CHAPTER XIV. 

1 At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 

2 And said unto his servants. This is John the Baptist ; he is risen from 
the dead ; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 

3 IT For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in 
prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 

4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her 



84 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

5. What kept Herod from killing John at once % 

What do we learn from this about good men ? 
How did Herod himself treat John's preaching? 

6, 7. What occurred on Herod's birth-day ? 
Where was this probably kept ? 

W T hat do we learn from this as to the danger of vain amuse- 
ments ? 
Was this customary among princes at the East 1 
What do you learn from this case about one sin leading to 
another? 

8. How had this girl come to do this ? 

Show whether children are bound to do wicked things, when 

parents tell them to. (See Prov. i. 10 — 16.) 
Which is the Fifth Commandment? 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? 
What is meant by obeying parents "mi the Lord?" (Eph. vi. 1.) 
What was she told to ask 1 
What was a charger? 

What do you here learn about the wickedness even of children? 
What is the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell ? 

9. How did Herod feel now ? 

Why was he sorry ? Why did he grant such a wicked request ? 
What is meant by the oath's sake / Was it any good reason in 

such case? 
What other reason does he give 1 
Do the wicked fear their fellow-men more than God? 

11. Was John beheaded? 
What is the Sixth Commandment? 

Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 

12. What was done with the body ? 



5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, 
because they counted him as a prophet. 

6 But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias 
danced before them, and pleased Herod. 

7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she 
would ask. 

8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here 
John Baptist's head in a charger. 

9 And the king was sorry : nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them 
which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 

L0 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 
11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel : 
and she brought it to her mother. 



XXIX.] QUESTION BOOK. 85 

Whose disciples were these ? 

What did they then do 1 

What do we learn from this narrative as to conscience — as to 

parental example, &c. 7 
What is the next section, (§ 64.) and by whom else is it recorded ? 

13. What did Christ do on hearing of John's 
death ? 

Where was He at this time, and where did He now go 7 

Why did He so retire— to what place, and how situated ? (See 

Luke.) 
What did the people do ? W r hy did they follow, (see John,) and 

how ? 

14. How did Christ feel at seeing the multitude ? 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer ? 
How great was the multitude 7 (See vs. 21.) 

What did He do for them ? (See Mark vi. 34.) 



LESSON XXIX. 

Five thousand are fed. — Jesus walks upon the water. 
Matt. xiv. 15 — 36. 

15. What occurred at evening 1 Repeat. 

W T hat is meant by " the time is noic past T 3 

16. What did Jesus answer ? 

What did He mean by this 7 (See John vi. 6.) 

17. What supply of food had they ? 



12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and 
went and told Jesus. 

13 IT When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert 
place apart ■ and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him 
on foot out of the cities. 

14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved 
with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 

15 IT And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This 
is a desert place, and the time is now past ; send the multitude away, 
that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 

16 But Jesus said unto them, They nee'd not depart ; give ye them to 
eat. 

17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two 
fishes. £ 



86 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

To whom did these belong ? (See John vi. 8, 9.) 
18, 19. What did He now direct? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 
How doth God execute His decrees 7 
What is meant by " He blessed and brake ?" 
What do we pray for in the fourth petition?" 
What kind of loaves were these? 

20, 21. What is here said ? Repeat. 

How many were fed, and how much was left ? 

Was there more left than they had at first ? 

What are God's works of creation ? 

What do we learn from this narrative as to Christ's supplying 

His people's wants, &c. ? 
What is the next section, (§ 65.) and by ichom else is it recorded? 

22. What did Jesus then do ? 

W T hat is meant by straightway, and constrained, and the other 
side ? 

Where did He send the disciples, and where the 
multitude ? 

23. Where did He go, and for what? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest ? 

24. What occurred to the ship, and where, and 

why ? 

How far had they sailed? (John vi. 15.) 

25. What did Jesus do, and when ? 



13 He said. Bring them hither to me. 

19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and 
took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he 
blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples 
to the multitude. 

20 And they did all eat, and were filled : and they took up of the frag* 
ments that remained twelve baskets full. 

21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, besides 
women and children. 

22 IT And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, 
and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes 
away. 

23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a 
mountain apart to pray : and when the evening was come, he was there 
alone. 

24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves : 
for the wind was contrary. 

25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walk- 
ing on the sea. 



XXIX.] QUESTION BOOK. 87 

How doth God execute His decrees? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King ? 

26. How did the disciples feel, and what did they 
say to this ? 

Why were they troubled, and what did they think it was?- 

27. What did Christ say to them ? 

What is the meaning of " Be of good cheer?" 
Why should they not be afraid ] 

28. Who replied to Him, and what did he ask ? 
What spirit did he show by this ? 

29. What did Christ answer ? 

What is the invitation of the gospel to all sinners 1 

What did Peter then do \ 

What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us 1 

30. What hindered him ? 

What was he afraid of, and what did he cry 1 
What do we pray for in the sixth petition '] 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ 7 

31. What did Jesus do and say ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King ? 
Why is unbelief so fatal and wicked ? 

32. Did they come into the ship, and what then 
took place ? 

33. What did they that were in the ship do ? 

How did they know Him to be the Son of God ? 



26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were 
troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out for fear. 

27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer ; 
it is I ; be not afraid, 

28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come 
unto thee on the water. 

29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the 
ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 

30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid ; and begin- 
ning to sink, he cried, spying. Lord, save me. 

31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, 
and said unto him. O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 

32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 

33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, say- 
ing, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 

34 fl And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gen- 
nesaret. 



88 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 

34. Where did they land ? 

What country was this, and how situated? 

35. What did the men of that place do ? 

What is meant by their having knowledge of Him ? 
What did this show of their belief in Him? 
What is effectual calling? 

36. What did they beseech ? 

What was the hem of the garment ? 

What was the effect of this ? 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 

What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 



LESSON XXX. 

Pharisaic Traditions. 

Matt. xv. 1—20. 

What is the next section in Matthews narrative, (§ 67.) and by 
whom else is it recorded? 

1. Who came to Jesus ? 

Where was He at this time ? (Matt. xiv. 34.) 
From what place did they come 1 

2. What did they say ? 

What is meant by tradition of the elders? 

How did they accuse them of transgressing these? 
(See Mark vii.) 



35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent 
out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were 
diseased; 

36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his gar- 
ment : and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. 



CHAPTER XV. 

1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusa- 
lem, saying, 

2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders 1 for they 
wash not their hands when they eat bread. 



XXX.] QUESTION BOOK. 89 

What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 
enjoy Him ] 

3. What did Jesus answer ? 

What is the duty which God requireth of man ? 

4. What did He further say ? 

Which is the Fifth Commandment, and where is it found 7 

(See Exodus xx. 12.) 
What else is said, and where is this found ? 
What is the meaning of these words ? 

5. 6. How did they transgress these commands I 
What did they mean by saying, It is a gift. tf*c. ? 

How was this against the Fifth Commandment ? 

7, 8, 9. What did He call them ? 
Who had prophesied of them, and how did it apply ? 
What was the prophecy, and where found ? (Isa. xxix. 13.) 
What was their great fault I 

Are traditions now regarded as binding by some professed 
Christians, and what is the wrong 7 

10, 11. What did Jesus do and say ? 

What did He mean bv this, and to what was it a replv ? (See 

vs. 2.) 
W hat is meant by these terms, defiling, aV. ? 
What is sin ] Wherein consists the" sinfulness of that estate 

whereinto man fell ? 

12. What did the disciples then do and say I 
Whv were the Pharisees offended ? 



3 But he answered and said unto them. Why do ye also transgress the 
commandment of God by your tradition I 

4 For God commanded! saying. Honour thy father and mother: and. 
He that curseth father or mother, ler him die ihe death. 

5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother. It is 
a gift, by whatsoever thou slightest be profited by me ; 

6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have 
ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you. saying, 

S This people draweth nigh unto me with" their mouth, and honoureth 
me with their lips ; but their heart is far from me. 

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the com- 
mandments of men.' 

10 TF And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and un- 
derstand : 

11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man ; but that which 
cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 

12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the 
Pharisees were offended after thev heard this saying? 

8* 



90 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

13. What did Christ answer ? 

How did He mean this to apply to the Pharisees ? 
What do we pray for in the second petition 3 

14. What did He tell them to do? 

What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 

What did He say they were? 

What doth the conclusion of the Lord's Prayer teach us ? 

15. What did Peter now say ? 

What did He mean, and what parable does He here refer to ? 
16 — 18. What does Christ mean to teach them 

here about the nature of sin ? 
What i? sin ? What is the sinfulness of that estate whercinto 
man fell ? 

19. What is here said 'dboutthe heart and its fruits? 
What are evil thoughts and murders? 

Which is the Sixth Commandment? 

Which is the Seventh Commandment ? 

What are thefts, and which is the Eighth Commandment? 

What isfalse witness, and which is the Ninth Commandment ? 

What arc btasp/iemies, and which are the first four Command- 
ments ? 

How dots it appear that all violation of God's law proceeds from 
the heart? 

What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? 

What other things are mentioned by Mark? 

20. Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 
What do we learn from this paragraph — 



13 But he answered and said. Every plant, which my heavenly Father 
hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 

14 Let them alone : they he blind leaders of the blind. And if the 
blind lead the blind, both shall fall info the ditch. 

15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this 
parable. 

15 And Jesus said. Are ye also yet without, understanding? 

17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever enterethin at the mouth 
goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 

13 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from 
the heart ; and they defile the man. 

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, for- 
nications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies : 

20 These are the things which defile a man : but to eat with unwashen 
hands defileth not a man. 



XXXI.] QUESTION" BOOK. 91 

(1) As to maxims for children! 

(2) As to a religion of mere forms ? 

(3) As to the nature of sin. and of the human heart ? 



LESSON XXXI. 

The Syropheniciaji's Daughter healed. 
Matt. xv. 21—39. 
What is this section, (§ 63.) and by whom else recorded? 

21. Where did Jesus then go ? 

What is meant by the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, and where do 
these places lie? 

22. Who came to Him ? (See Mark vii. 26.) 

How was she a Greek — a woman of Canaan, and a Syropheni- 

cian ? 
Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 
What did she cry ? 
What do we pray for in the fourth and sixth petitions ?- 

23. How did Jesus treat it ? 
What did the disciples do ? 

24. What did He answer them ? 
What did He mean by this ? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 
misery ! 

25. What did she now do ? 

What is Prayer 1 What is Faith in Jesus Christ ?- 

26. W r hat did Jesus answer to this ? 

Whom did He mean by the children, and whom by the dogs, 
and what by the children's bread ? 



21 Tf Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre 
and Sidon. 

22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and 
cried unto him. saying. Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; 
my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 

23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and be- 
sought him, saying, Send her away ; for she crieth after us. 

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of 
the house of Israel. 

25 Then came she and worshipped him. saying, Lord, help me. 



92 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What then did His answer mean 7 
What are the decrees of God ? 

27. What did she say to this ! 

What did this mean, and what spirit did she show by this? 

28. What did Jesus answer ? 
How was her faith so great ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 

What was the result ? 

What is Faith in Jesus Christ? 

How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by 
Christ ? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

What do we learn from this narrative as to the answering of 
our prayer? as to the trial of our faith? as to earnest perse- 
verance in prayer? as to humility and faith together? 

29. What is this section, (§ 69.) and by whom else recorded? 

To what place did Christ go ? 

Where is this sea, and how else is it called ? 

30. Who came to Him there ? What did He do 
for them ? 

What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a king? 

31. What effect had His miracles on the multi- 
tude ? 

How was Christ the God of Israel ? 

32. What did Jesus now do and say ? 



26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's 
bread and to cast it to dogs. 

27 And she said, Truth, Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which 
fall from their masters' table. 

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy 
faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made 
whole from that very hour. 

29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of 
Galilee ; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 

30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that 
were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down 
at Jesus' feet ; and he healed them : 

31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb 
to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to 
see : and they glorified the God of Israel. 

32 IT Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have com- 
passion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, 



XXXII.] QUESTION BOOK. 93 

What is meant by their fasting ? 

What do we pray for in the fourth petition 7 

33. What did His disciples answer? 

Where were they now? (See Mark.) 

34. What did Jesus ask, and what did they 
answer 1 

35. What did He now command ? 

36. What did He do with the loaves and fishes ? 

37. 38. Was there an abundance, and how much 
was left ? 

How came there to be more left than they had at first? 
What are God's works of creation? 
What are God's works of Providence ? 

39. What did He do with the multitude ? 

Where did He go? 

Where are the coasts ofMagdala, and why did He take ship ? 



LESSON XXXII. 

The Pharisees and Sadducees require a Sign. 
Matt. xvi. 1 — 17. 
What is this section, (§ 70.) and by whom else recorded? 

1. Who came to Jesus, and for what purpose? 
Who v/ere the Pharisees and Sadducees? 



and have nothing to eat : and I will not send them away fasting, lest 
they faint in the way. 

33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much 
bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude ? 

34 And Jesus saith unto them. How many loaves have ye 1 And they 
said. Seven, and a few little fishes. 

35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 

36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and 
brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 

37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the 
broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 

38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and 
children. 

39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the 
coasts ofMagdala. 



94 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is here meant by tempting Him? 
What did they ask of Him ? 
What did they mean by this? 

2, 3. What did He answer in these two verses? 

What was this that they could do, and what could they not do? 

4. What does He call them ? 
What did He mean by these terms? 
What sign should be given them ? 

What did He mean by this sign ? 

Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 

How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by 

Christ ? 
How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by 

Christ? 
What is the next section, (§ 71.) and by whom else recorded? 

5. What is meant by the other side ? 
Where had they been ? 

What had the disciples forgotten ? 

6. What warning did Christ give them ? 
What is the meaning of take heed and beware ? 
What is meant by the leaven, fyc. ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet ? 

7. What did they think and say? 

8. What did Jesus say to them in this verse ? 
(See Mark viii. 17.) 



CHAPTER XVI. 

1 The Pharisees also and the Sidducees caine. and. templing, desired 
him that he would show them a siijn from heaven. 

2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will 
be fair weather: for the sky is red. 

3 And in the morn'ms. It will be foul weather to-day : for the sky is 
red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky ; 
bur. can ve not discern the signs of the times'? 

4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there 
shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And 
he left them, and departed. 

5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had for- 
gotten to take bread. 

6 IT Then Jesus said unto them. Take heed and beware of the leaven 
of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 

7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have 
taken no bread. 



XXXII.] QUESTION BOOK. 95 

How did they show their little faith ? 

9, 10. To what did He refer them in these 
verses I 

Why should they have thought of those supplies at this time ? 

11. What did He say to them about His mean- 
ing ? 

12. What did He mean by the leaven, SfC. ? 

What was their doctrine which He warned them against ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet? 
W.iai section is next in Matthew's narrative, (§ 73.) and by 
ichom else is it recorded i 

13. Where did Jesus come ? 

What is meant by the coasts of this city, and where was it ? 
What did He ask the disciples? 
What does He here call Himself? 

How did Christ the Son of God become man ? 

14 What did they say ? 

Was John the Bnptist living, and why did they think it was he ? 

(See Ch. xiv. 2.) 
Who was Ellas, and why was Christ thought to be he? 
Who was Jcremias I 

15. What did He further ask them? 

16. Which of them replied, and what did he say? 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 



8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto tfiem, O ye of little faith, 
why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 

9 Do ye nor yei understand, neither remember the five loaves of the 
five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up ] 

10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many bas- 
kets ye took up ! 

11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you con- 
cerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and 
of the Sadducees ? 

12 Tnen understood they how that he bade tliem not beware of the 
leaven of bread, but of the" doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Saddu- 
cees, 

13 If When Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked 
his disciples, saying. Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, ami 

14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, 
Elias ; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 

15 He saith unro them. But whom say ye that 1 am 1 

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son 
of the living God. 



96 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is meant by the Christ? 
What did he mean by "the Son of the living God?" 
How many persons are there in the Godhead'^ 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ 7 

17. What did Jesus say to Peter in this verse ? 
What did He mean by Bar-juna ? 

What did He mean by Jiesh and blood as not revealing this ? 
What was, this truth revealed from above 1 
What is effectual calling } 

How doth the Spirit apply to us the Redemption purchased by 
Christ 7 



LESSON XXXIII. 

Christ'' s conversation with Peter. 
Matt. xvi. 18—28. 

18. What did Jesus further say to Peter? 
What is referred to, by "this rock?" 

What is the meaning of the word " Peter?" (See John i. 42.) 

What is Christ called by Peter himself I (1 Pet. ii. 4, 7.) 

Who is the true foundation 7 (1 Cor. iii. 11.) 

What is meant by the gates of hell / 

What is meant by this" promise 7 

What do we pray for in the second petition ? 

Whot doth the conclusion to the Lord's Prayer teach us 7 

19. What else did Jesus say to Peter? 

W 7 hat is here meant by the keys of the kingdom of heaven 7 

When were the keys given 7 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? 
What else did He say ? 
Was this addressed to Peter only 7 (Ch. xviii. 13.) 



17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon 
Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my 
Father which is in heaven. 

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock 
I will build my church : and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; and 
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven ; and 
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. 

20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he 
was Jesus the Christ. 



XXXIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 97 

What is meant by binding and loosing ? 

20. What did Jesus now charge his disciples ? 

Why did He give them this charge ? 

What do we learn from these verses (1, 2.) about ministers and 
their office ? 

(3) About doctrine in the Church ? 

(4) About Church government 1 

What is the next section, (§ 74.) and ivhere else is it recorded? 
Repeal. 

21. What did Jesus now begin to tell them 1 

About how long was this before His death ? 
Who were the elders, chief priests and scribes ? 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist 7 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 

22. What did Peter then do ? 

What is it to rebuke? (See Luke xvii. 3.) 
What did Peter say ? Repeat. 
What did he mean by this ? 

23. What did Jesus do and say ? 

Why is he here called Satan? How was he an offence? 
What is meant by " sax our est not?" 
What is Sanctification ? 

24. What did Jesus then say ? What are Christ's 
followers to do ? 

What is meant by a man's denying himself? 
What is meant by taking up his cross? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

25. What further did He say in this verse ? Re- 
peat to the close. 



21 *[ From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how 
that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, 
and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the 
third day. 

22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far 
from thee, Lord : this shall not be unto thee. 

23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan ; 
thou art an offence unto me : for thou savourest not the things that be 
of God. but those that be of men. 

24 Tf Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, 
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 

9 



98 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is here meant by a man's saving his life, and what is said 

of such? 
What is here meant by a man's losing his life for Christ's sake, 

and what is said of such 3 
Who of the early disciples lost their lives for Christ ? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death 1 

26. What question did Jesus then ask ? 
What is it to lose the soul ?- (2 Thess. i. 9.) 

Why could not the whole world satisfy for this loss 1 
Why cannot a man give any thing in exchange for his soul? 
How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by 

Christ? 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 

27. What is here said of Christ's coming to judg- 
ment ? How shall He come, and what shall 
He do? 

What is meant by the glory of His Father ? 

Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 

What do we pray for in the second petition ? 

If all are to be judged according to their works, what hope can 

we have ? 
What is Justification ? 

28. What is further said in this verse ? 

What coining of Christ in His kingdom is here directly referred 

to ? (Ch. xvii. 1, 2.) 
What do we learn from this passage about doctrine and office 

in the Church ? 



25 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever will 
lose his life for my sake, shall find it. 

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and 
lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 

27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his 
angels ; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 

28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall 
not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 



XXXIV.] QUESTION BOOK. 99 

LESSON XXXIV. 

The Transfiguration. 

Matt. xvii. 1 — 13. 

What is the next section, (§ 75.) and by whom else is it recorded ? 

1. Where was our Lord before this? 
What did He do after six days ? 

When did He take these three disciples on other special occa- 
sions ? (Ch. xxvi. 37.) 
What is meant here by apart? 

2. Where did He bring them ? What took place ? 
Repeat. 

What is meant by transfigured? 
What is said of His face and raiment? 

3. W r ho appeared unto them ? 

Who was Moses ? Who was Elias ? 

Why did they appear, rather than others?- (See Luke's 
account.) 

How long had Moses been dead 1 

How did Elijah depart this life, and when 7 

What does this narrative prove about immortality and the res- 
urrection 7 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death? 

4. What did Peter say to Jesus? 

What are tabernacles, and what did He mean by this? 

5. What then took place ? 

What is meant by overshadowed, and what did this bright cloud 

mean? (See Exod. xiv. 19, 20.) 
What was heard ? Repeat what was said. 



CHAPTER XVII. 

1 And after six days. Jesus taketh Peter. James, and John his brother, 
and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 

2 And was transfigured beore them : and his face did shine as the 
sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 

3 And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with 
him. 

4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to 
be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, 
and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 

5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them : and 
behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said. This is my beloved Son, 
in whom I am well pleased : hear ye him. 



100 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Whose voice was this ? 

When had this been said before, and what did it mean ?- (Matt, 
iii. 17. See 2 Pet. i. 17.) 

In what way alone can God accept sinners 7 Who is the Re- 
deemer of God's elect 1 

What is Justification 1 

How many persons are there in the Godhead? How can you 
hear Christ ? 

6. What did the disciples do ? 

How can you be prepared to meet God at the judgment, and to 

hear His voice there ? 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin 1 

7. What did Jesus do and say ? Repeat. 

What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 
flow from justification, adoption and sanctification 7 

8. Whom did they now see ? 

9. What did He charge them as they came down? 

What is a vision, and why should it not yet be told 1 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

10. What did His disciples now ask Him? Re- 
peat to the close. 

To what prophecy did they allude 7 
What difficulty did they have about this 7 
W r ho were the scribes, and what did they teach about Elias' 
coming ? 

11. What did Jesus answer them? 

W T hat did He mean by this ? 

12. What did He say further about this? 

Who was this Elias that had come already? 



6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were 
sore afraid. 

7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 

8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Je- 
sus only. 

9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, 
saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again 
from the dead. 

10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, that 
Elias must first come? 

11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first 
come, and restore all things : 

12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him 



XXXV.] QUESTION BOOK. 101 

How had they done to him, as is here said 1 (Ch. xiv. 10.) 
What did He add about His own sufferings? (See 

Isa. liii.) 

Did this prediction prove true 1 (Luke xxiii. 11.) 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? What are the de- 
crees of God 7 

13. What did they then understand ? 

W T as this then an answer to their question ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet 7 
How was John the Baptist Elias? (Luke i. 17.) 
W 7 hat do we learn from this narrative ? 



LESSON XXXV. 

The Demoniac healed. — The Tribute Money provided. 

Matt. xvii. 14 — 27. 

By whom else is this section (§ 76.) recorded, and where was 
Christ at this time ? 

14. Who came to Christ when He reached the mul- 
titude 1 

15. What did He ask? (See Mark and Luke.) 

What is meant by lunatic and sore vexed? 
Into what estate did trie Fall bring mankind ? 
What is the misery of that estate whereinto man fell 7 
What effect had this upon the son ? 

16. What had the man done ? 
Could the disciples cure him ? 
What disciples were here meant ?- (Ch. x. 8.) 



not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed : likewise shall also 
the Son of man suffer of them. 

13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the 
Baptist. 

1-i fl And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a 
certain man kneeling down to him. and saying, 

15 Lord, have mercy on my son ; for he is lunatic, and sore vexed, for 
oft-times lie falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 

16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 

17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, 
how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him 
hither to me. 

9* 



102 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

17. What did Jesus answer ? 

To whom did He mean this to refer ? 

What is meant by these words— -faithless and perverse genera- 
tion? 

18. What did Jesus do ? 

What is meant by rebuked, and what was the result of his re- 
buke ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 

19. Who came to Jesus ? 

W T hat is meant by their coming apart, and why did they so 
come ? 

20. What did they ask? What did Jesus answer? 

Was this what we commonly understand by faith, or what 

special kind is here meant ? 
What measure of it is meant by a grain of mustard seed? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ 1 
What is meant by removing a mountain ? 

21. What is here further said about this ? 

W T hat is meant by this kind, and how were prayer and fasting 

necessary ? 
What is Prayer? What doth the conclusion to the Lord's 

Prayer teach us ? 
What is the next section, (% 77.) and by whom else recorded ? 

22. 23. Where were they now, and what did He 
say ? Repeat. 

Where is Galilee? What is meant by betrayed? 
What did He say should be done to Him? 
Was all this done as He said ? (Ch. xxvi. 14—50.) 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 
How did they feel at this ? 



18 And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him; and the 
child was cured from that very hour. 

19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart and said, Why could not 
we cast him out 1 

20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I 
say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say 
uuto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove ; 
and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 

21 Howbeit, this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fastimr. 

22 Ti And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them,~The Son 
of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men : 

23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. 
And they were exceeding sorry. 



XXXV.] QUESTION BOOK. 103 

What is the next section, (§ 78.) and by whom else recorded? 

24. Where did they now come ? 
Where was Capernaum 1 

Who came to Peter, and what did they ask ? 
What is tribute money, and what kind was this 7 (See Exod. 
xxx. 11—16.) 

25. What did Peter answer, and what did Jesus 
afterward ask him, about this ? Repeat. 

What is meant by prevented, in this place 7 

How did Jesus know what had been said out of the house about 

Him ? What is God 7 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 
Do Kings take tribute of their own children ? 
How did this apply to Christ and this temple tax 7 

26. What did Peter answer, and what was Christ's 
reply ? Repeat. 

Was the" Son of God free, of right, from this temple tax 7 (Heb. 
iii. 6.) 

27. What did Jesus now direct, and why ? 

Wherein did Christ' s humiliation consist 7 
How was Peter to get the money, and how much? 
Did Christ provide for both? 

What does this miracle prove about Christ's power and know- 
ledge 7 
How many persons are there in the Godhead 7 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King 7 



24 TT And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received 
tribute-??iowey, came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay trib- 
ute] 

25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus pre- 
vented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings 
of the earth take custom or tribute ! of their own children, or of stran- 
gers ] 

26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are 
the children free. 

27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, 
and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up ; and when 
Thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money : that take, 
and give unto them for me and thee. 



104 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON XXXVI. 

The Disciples contend who should be the greatest. — Jesus exhorts 
to Humility, d^c. 

Matt, xviii. 1 — 20. 

What is the next section, (§ 79.) and by whom recorded ? 

1. Who came to Jesus now, and with what ques- 
tion ? Repeat. 

Where was He at this time 1 

What did their inquiry mean? (See Mark and Luke.) 
What mistake did they make about this Kingdom ? 
What do we pray for in the second petition 1 

2, 3. How did Jesus answer them ? Repeat. (See 
also Mark ix. 35.) 

What is it to be converted ? 

What is meant by their becoming as little children ? 
Does it mean that little children are holy? 
Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind 7 
How did this answer of Christ meet their question? 
How does it show their wrong spirit ? 
What is effectual calling 7 

What is meant by entering the Kingdom of Heaven 7 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

4. Whom did He declare to be the greatest? 
What is it to be humble 7 

5. What is further said as to the treatment of 

such? 

What kind of person is here meant by one such little child ? 
What is it to receive such in Christ's name? 
How do you receive Christ by this means 7 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the 
greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 

2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of 
them, 

3 And said, Verily, I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and be- 
come as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 

4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the 
same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 

5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth 
me. 



XXXVI.] QUESTION BOOK. 105 

6. What is here said about offending such ? 
What is here meant by offend? 

Does this speak of child?' en, or of God's children? 
What is said of the punishment of such as cause Christians to 
stumble 1 

7. What is said here of offences or occasions of sin ? 

Why. and how, are they certain to come in this world 1 
What of him, who by evil teaching, or bad example, or other- 
wise, leads others into wrong? 
What does this teach us about bad company ? 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments'? 

8. 9. How is this subject carried out in these 
verses? 

What is meant by this example of a hand offending or afoot ? 

What is meant by cutting them off? 

What is meant by entering into life halt and maimed? 

What is taught here about the exceeding evil of sin? 

What is sin ? What doth every sin deserve ? 

What is the future punishment of the wicked here called ? (See 

Mark ix. 44—48.) 
What is the chief end of man ? 

10. What warning does Christ here give about 

our conduct towards His children 1 

How are such often despised? 

What reason is here given why we must not de- 
spise them ? 
What is meant by their angels, and bv their beholding the face, 

Why is this a reason for treating Christians with respect? 
What is Adoption ] 



6 But. whoso shill offend one of these little ones which believe in me, 
it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and 
that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 

7 T| Wo unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be that 
offences come ; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh ! 

8 Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and 
cast them from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maim- 
ed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting 
fire. 

9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it 
is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two 
eyes, to be cast into hell-fire. 

10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say un- 
to you. That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Fa- 
ther which is in heaven. 



106 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS* 

11. What is here said of Christ's salvation ? 

Who is the Son of Man ?- Who are here called " that which was 

lost?" 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death, 

and at the resurrection ? 

12. What parable is spoken to illustrate this ? Re- 
peat it. 

Who are described by the stray sheep ? 
W T ho is meant by the owner or shepherd going after it? 
What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 

13. What is here said about finding the sheep? 

Why would he rejoice more over that one, than over the others? 
What does this show of Christ's love for His Redeeming work? 
W T hat offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 
W T herein did Christ's humiliation consist? 

14. How is the parable here explained % 

What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 
flow from justification, adoption and sanctification ? 

15. What does our Lord now teach about brother- 
ly kindness ? Repeat. 

Who is here meant by thy brother? What by trespass? 
What is first required, where one Christian is wronged by an- 
other? 
Why is he to be told alone ? 

What if this plan should succeed % (See 1 Cor. 
ix. 19.) 



11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost 

12 How think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them 
be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the 
mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray 1 

13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more 
of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 

14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that 
one of these little ones should perish. 

15 IT Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell 
him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall hear thee, thou 
hast gained thy brother. 

16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, 
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word maybe esta- 
blished. 



XXXVI,] (QUESTION BOOK. 107 

16. What if this step should do no good? 

Why should others be taken ? (See Deut. xix. 15.) 

17. What if this did not succeed ? 

What is here meant by the Churchy and why should he be 

brought thus to trial 1 
If all this did not suffice, what then ? 

What is meant by this, and how could the offender be to you 
as a heathen man and a publican ? 

18. What is here said about the authority of a 
Church court ? Repeat. 

To whom are these words addressed ? 

Do all Church members have this authority 7 

Show that it was not given to any one of the apostles as head. 

What is the proper court in a Church for the trial of offences'? 

What was the plan in the Jewish Synagogue from which the 
Christian Church was arranged? (See Notes on the Gos- 
pels, vs. 17.) 

What is here meant by binding and loosing, and what is here 
taught about the authority of the Church court? 

19. What is further said in this verse ? 

What is the meaning ? Why should Church discipline be en- 
tered on with prayer to Christ ? (See 1 Cor. v. 3, 4.) 

20. What is here said in conclusion? 

What is the authoritv and safety .of the Church? (Seech. 

xxviii. 19, 20.) 
Does this prove Christ to be God ? What is God 7 
W T hat do we learn from this lesson about true greatness — about 
the true dignity and value of man as seen in Christ's redeem- 
ing work — about the settlement of personal disputes — about 
the need of Church discipline, and about Christ's Divinity 7 



17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : hut if 
he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and 
a publican. 

18 Verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth, shall be 
bound in heaven : and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed 
in heaven, 

19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, as 
touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my 
Father whicii is in heaven. 

20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there 
am I in the midst of them. 



108 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON XXXVII. 

The Duty of Forgiveness. — Brotherly Love. 
Matt, xviii. 21—35. 
What had our Lord been speaking of, in vss. 15—20 1 

21. Who came to Christ now, and what was his 
question ? 

How was this connected with the subject before them ? 
What is meant by forgive ? Who is here meant by my brother ? 

22. How many times did Peter speak of, and how 

did Christ answer him ? 

Why did He say seventy times seven ? (See Luke xvii. 3, 4.) 
What do we pray for in the fifth petition 1 

23. What does He say the kingdom of heaven is 
like? 

What series of Parables is here commenced 7 (See Notes on 

Matt.) 
What is here meant by the Kingdom of Heaven ? (See Matt. 

v. 20.) 
In what character is Christ here set forth ? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 
What is here meant by His taking account, fyc. ? (See 

Luke xvi.) 
Who are represented by his servants ? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation 7 

24. How great was the debt of one ? 

How large a sum is this ? What does this represent 1 
Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind ? 

25. Could the servant pay ? What was to become 
of Him? (See Levit. xxv. 39—46. 2 Kings 
iv. 1, &c.) 

21 1[ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother 
sin against me, and I forgive him 7 till seven times % 

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times : but, 
Until seventy times seven. 

23 U Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king 
which would take account of his servants. 

24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him 
which owed him ten thousand talents. 

25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to 
be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to 
be made. 



XXXVII.] QUESTION BOOK. 109 

Can sinners satisfy God for their debt to Him ? 

26. What did the servant do and say ? Repeat. 
How do men often think they can pay what they owe to God ? 

27. How did the lord of this servant feel, and 
what did he do ? 

What is Justification? 

28. What is now said of that servant's conduct 
afterward ? 

How near is a hundred pence to 10,000 talents? 
Do others owe us as much as we owe to God ? 
What kind of conduct is described by this man's? 

29. What did his fellow-servant do? 

What is meant by besought? Is this the same petition which 
the man himself had just made ? (Vs. 26.) 

30. How did he treat this request ? 

31. W T hat did his fellow-servants do? 

32. 33. What did his lord say unto him ? 

What made his conduct so shameful? 

What makes an unforgiving spirit so inexcusable in a Chris- 
tian? 
What do we pray for in the fifth petition ? 

34. What did his lord do with him ? 

Who were meant here by the tormentors^ and what does this 

represent ? 
What doth every sin deserve ? 



26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, 
have patience with me. and I will pay thee all. 

27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and 
loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 

28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-ser- 
vants, which owed him an hundred pence : and he laid hands on him, 
and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 

29 And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, say- 
ing. Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 

30 And he would not : but went and cast him into prison, till he should 
pay the debt. 

31 So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were very 
sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 

32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou 
wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me : 

33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, 
even as I had pity on thee? 

10 



110 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

35. What does this parable teach ? 

What duty is it meant to set forth ? 
How must we forgive ? 

What do we learn from this, (1) about Christ's/ree forgiveness, 
and the object of it 1 (2) about its fulness (vs. 32), and our 
inability to pay'? (3) about our condemnation as sinners 
(vs. 25) ?- (4) about the necessity of a forgiving spirit in order 
to genuine piety? and (5) about the proper effect of Christ's 
forgiveness upon our hearts and lives 7 (See Notes on Matt.) 



LESSON XXXVIIL 

Jesus beyond Jordan. Divorce. He blesses little children, <$*c* 

Matt. xix. 1—30. 

What sections here follow in Matthew's narrative, (§ 94 and 
§ 104.) and where do they belong in the general history? 

1. From what country did Jesus now go? 
To what coasts, or region did He go ? 

What was the country beyond Jordan called ? 

2. What is here said about His followers and His 
works 1 

Where have we an account of His teaching and healing these ? 

(See Luke, chs. x. 13 — 21 : and xiv. xv. xvi. xvii. xviii.) 
What is the next section in Matthew's narrative, (§ 104.) where 

does it belong in the history, and where else is it recorded ? 

3. Who came to Him in that country, and for 
what purpose ? 

What is meant by " tempting Him" and were they fond of do- 
ing this 1 



34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till 
he should pay all that was due unto him. 

35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from 
your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. 

CHAPTER XIX. 

1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he 
departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan : 

2 And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there. 

3 IT The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto 
him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause 1 



XXXVIII.] QUESTION BOOK. Ill 

How did they expect to puzzle Him on the subject of divorce ? 
(See Notes on vs. 7.) 

4. What does He say about the original law of 

marriage? (vss. 4, 5, 6.) 
What do these verses mean, as to the sacredness of this 
relation ? 

6. How is divorce here spoken of, and what does 
this teach against it 1 

7. What did they reply as to the Mosaic law ? 

8. What did Christ answer to this ? 

What is meant by "from the beginning, fyc. ?" 

9. What rule does He lay down as the true rule 1 

Which is the Seventh Commandment ? 
What is required and what is forbidden in it ? 

10. What objection is here started by the dis- 
ciples ? 

How does Christ answer this 1 

What do we learn from these verses, (1) as to the sacredness 
of the marriage institution from the beginning? (2) as to 
Moses' laws and Christ's? (3) as to the effect of the Gospel 
upon the marriage relation 7 

What is the next section^ (§ 105.) and where else is it recorded? 



4 And he answered and said unto them. Have ye not read, that he 
which made them at the beginning, made them male and female, 

5 And said. For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and 
shall cleave to his wife : and they twain shall be one flesh ] 

6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore 
God hath joined together, let not man pat asunder. 

7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing 
of divorcement, and to put her away I 

8 He saith unto them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, 
suffered you to put away your wives : but from the beginning it was 
not so. 

9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it bt 
for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery : and 
whoso marrieth her which is put away, doth commit adultery. 

10 H His disciples say nnro him, If the case of the man be so with his 
wife, it is not good to marry. 

11 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save 
they to whom it is given. 

12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's 
womb : and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men : 
and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the 



112 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

13. Who were brought unto Him, and why? 
Repeat 3 vss. 

What does Luke call these? (Ch. xviii. 15.) 

What was meant by asking Him to put His hands on them and 

pray? (Gen. xlviii. 14. Num. xxii. 6.) 
What did the disciples do ? 
What is meant by rebuked them, and why did they do so ? 9 

14. What did Jesus say to this ? 
What did He say of the children ? 

What did He mean by this ? (See Mark x. 15, & Luke xviii. 17.) 
How does Christ now receive little children who are brought to 

Him? 
What is Baptism ? To whom is Baptism to be administered ? 
How does this encourage the young to go to Christ now ? 
What promise is there to those who seek Christ early ? 

15. What did Jesus do ? (See Mark x. 16.) 

What do we learn from these verses? (See Notes.) 

What is the next section, (§ 106.) and where else is it recorded ? 

16. Who came to Jesus, and what did he ask? 
Repeat. 

What does Luke call this man ? Was he young, or old ? 
What did he mean by " Good Master ?" 
How did he hope to be saved ? 

17. What did Jesus reply? 

What did He mean by this question ? 

If Christ is not God, ought He to be worshipped ? 

Are there more Gods than one ? 

How many persons are there in the Godhead ? 

What did Christ direct ? 

Wherein is the Moral law summarily comprehended ? 



kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive 
it. 

13 T[ Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should 
put his hands on them, and pray : and the disciples rebuked them. 

14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come 
unto me : for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 

15 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 

16 IT And behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what 
good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? 

17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none 
good but one, that is, God : but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the com- 
mandments. 



XXXVIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 113 

Is any mere man able in this life perfectly to keep the Com- 
mandments of God ? 

What was this man's mistake about the way of salvation ? 
(vs. 16.) 

18. What now did the young man ask, and what 
did Jesus answer ? Repeat 2 vss. 

Which Commandments are these? 

Where do you find the last Commandment in vs. 19 ? (See 
Levit. xix. 18-) 

What is it to love your neighbour as yourself? 

What is the sum of the Ten Commandments 7 

20. What does the young man answer to this ? 
Repeat. 

What did he mean by the words from my youtk up ? 
Had he obeyed his parents and been an excellent boy ? 

21. What did Jesus direct him to do? Repeat 2 
vss. 

What is meant by " if thou icilt be perfect ?" 

Could he have deserved eternal life by this, or was this a pro- 
mise? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

22. What did the young man do about this, and 
why ? Was he rich ? 

What did this conduct show about his real character ? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 

23. What did Jesus say to this ? 

How had it just been shown that a rich man could hardly enter 7 



18 He saifh unto him, Which? Jesus said. Thou shalt do no murder. 
Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not 
bear false witness, 

19 Honour thy father and thy mother : and, Thou shalt love thy neigh- 
bour as thyself. 

20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from 
my youth up : what lack I yet ] 

21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou 
hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and 
come and follow me. 

22 But when the young man heard that saying, he w T ent away sorrow- 
ful : for he had great possessions. 

23 IT Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a 
rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 

24 And again I say unto you. It is easier for a camel to go through the 
eve of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 

10* 



114 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

24. What did He further say? (See Mark.) 

What did this proverb mean, It is easier, fyc. ? 
What are the difficulties in the way of rich men 1 (See 1 Tim. 
vi. 9, 10, 17. James v. 1—5.) 

25. What did the disciples think and say about 
this? 

What is meant by exceedingly amazed ? 

How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by 

26. What did Jesus reply ? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery 1 
How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption purchased by 

Christ 3 

27. What did Peter say to this? 

What had the apostles left in following Christ ? 

28. What did Jesus say to them ? 

What does this mean to express for their encouragement ? 
What is meant by " the regeneration ?" 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrec- 
tion 3 

29. What is further added ? 

What encouragements have we to deny ourselves for Christ ? 

Can any be losers in His service 1 

What is meant by forsaking houses, &c. 1 What is meant by 

an hundredfold ? 
What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 

flow from Justification, Adoption or Sanctification? 



25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, say- 
ing, Who then can be saved 1 

26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is im- 
possible, but with God all things are possible. 

27 TT Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Behold, we have for- 
saken all. and followed thee ; what shall we have therefore 1 

28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily, I say unto you, That ye which 
have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in 
the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the 
twelve tribes of Israel. 

29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, 
or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, 
shall receive an hundred-fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. 

30 But many that are first shall be last, and the last shad be first. 



XXXIX.] QUESTION BOOK. 115 

30. What is here said in conclusion, and what is 

the meaning? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death ? 
What do we learn from these verses 7 (See Notes.) 



LESSON XXXIX. 

Parable of the Vineyard. 
Matt. xx. 1—16. 

1. What parable is here spoken by our Lord ? 

What connexion has this with the last verse of the former chap- 
ter 1 (Repeat 7 vss. ) 

What is a householder, as here meant ? 

W T hat is here meant by the kingdom, or vineyard ? 

What general doctrine is intended to be taught, according to vs. 
HO, ch. xix. 7 

2. How did he engage with the labourers ? 

3. What did he afterward do ? 

W T hat time of day was this? 
What was the market-place ? 

4. How did he engage with these ? Did they 
agree ? 

5 — 7. At what different times did he engage others f 
What times of day were these, and how did the Jews reckon 
their time 1 



CHAPTER XX. 

1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an house- 
holder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his 
vineyard. 

2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he 
sent them into his vineyard. 

3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle 
in the market-place, 

4 And said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever 
is right, I will give you. And they went their way. 

5 Again he went out about thes'ixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 

6 And about the eleventh hoar he went out, and found others standing 
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle 1 

7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto 
them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, that shall 
ye receive. 



116 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

8. What did he do at evening ? Repeat. 

What was the business of a steward ? 

What is meant by " their hire?" 

How was the steward to begin paying, and why was this done ? 

9. How much did "the last" receive? 

10. What did "the first" suppose, and why? 

What did they receive ? 

11. What did they say to their pay ? 

How was Peter afterwards disappointed thus? (John xxi. 
18-22.) 

12. What was their complaint ? 

Had not all received what was agreed upon ? 

13. What reply did he make? 

Why had they no right to find fault about what others received ? 

14. What does he farther say to them ? Had he 
this right? 

15. Why had he this right ? 

What are the decrees of God 1 What is God ? 

What is meant by " Is thine eye evil, fyc. ?" 

To whom does this parable refer, and what dealings are in- 
tended 1 

How are Christians often much disappointed with their lot? 

Why is not God bound to sinners except according to His pro- 
mises in the gospel ? 

What should stop all our murmurs at our present reward? 

What do we learn from these verses, (1) about a legal temper ? 



8 So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his 
steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from 
the last unto the first. 

9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they 
received every man a penny. 

10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have re- 
ceived more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. 

11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the good 
man of the house, 

12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made 
them equalunto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 

13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong : 
didst not thou agree with me for a penny ?- 

14 Take that thine is, and go thy way : I will give unto this last, even 
as unto thee. 

15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine 
eye evil because I am good 1 



XL.] QUESTION BOOK. 117 

(2) the faithfulness of God 7 (3) Christians comparing them- 
selves among themselves 7 (4) their inheritance 1 (5) the aged 
and dying 7 (6) God's sovereignty 7 (See Notes.) 



LESSON XL. 

Jesus again for et els His Death. — Humility taught. 

Matt. xx. 17—34. 

What sections are here given, (§ § 107—109.) and where else re- 
corded ? 

17. Whither did Jesus now go, and whom did He 
take aside ? 

In what region had He been travelling 1 

18, 19. What did He say to them in these verses? 
Repeat. 

Had He before hinted to them of His death ? (Ch. xvii. 22 and 

xix. 27—30.) 
What feast was now approaching'] 
Before whom was He to be tried as a court? How doth Christ 

execute the office of a Priest 1 
What is meant by betrayed — condemned to death? 
Who were the Gentiles to whom He should be delivered 1 
What is meant by mock and scourge and crucify ? Was all this 

done as He predicted 1 (Ch. xxvii. 27—30.)' 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist '7 

20. Who then came to Christ, and with whom ? 

Repeat. 

Who were these two sons, and what were their names 7 (Mark.) 
How did she come to Him ? 



16 So the last shall be first, and the first last : for many be called, but 
few chosen. 

17 H And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart 
in the way, and said unto them, 

18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be be- 
trayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall con- 
demn him to death, 

19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and 
to crucify him : and the third day he shall rise again. 

20 it Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children, with her 
sons, worshipping him. and desiring a certain thing of him. 

21 And he said unto her. What wilt thou ? She saith unto him, Grant 



118 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

21. What did He say to her, and how did she 

answer ? 
What kind of kingdom were they expecting His to be ? 
What was meant by their sitting in these places 7 

22. What did Jesus answer ? 

What did He mean by His cup and baptism? (John xviii. 11.) 

What did they reply 1 

What did they suppose was meant 1 

23. How did Christ answer them? 

Was this fulfilled in their case ? (Acts xii. 2. Rev. i. 9.) 
Who shall so sit ? 

What does this mean ? What is effectual calling ? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death 
and resurrection? 

24. What did the other disciples say to this ? 

25 — 27. How did Jesus now explain the principle 
which should guide them ? Repeat. 

What is meant by minister? 

What is the true standard of greatness in Christ's kingdom, and 

how does it differ from temporal kingdoms ? 
What do we pray for, in the second petition ? 

28. What example does He give ? Repeat. 
If He came, where did He come from, and who was He always ? 
How many persons are there in the Godhead? 



that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other 
on the left, in thy kingdom. 

22 But Jesus answered and said. Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye 
able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of. and to be baptized with the 
baptism that I am baptized with % They say unto him, We are able. 

23 And hesaith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be 
baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but, to sit on my 
right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to 
them for whom it is prepared of my Father. 

24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation 
against the two brethren. 

25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes 
of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great ex- 
ercise authority upon them. 

26 But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great, 
among you, let him be your minister ; 

27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant : 

28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to 
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 



XL.] QUESTION BOOK. 119 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 

What is here meant by ministered unto? 

Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist 1 

What is meant by a ransom, and how did Christ give His life 

for this end 1 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery 1 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest ? 
What do we learn from these verses 2 (See Notes.) 

29. Where were they going, and from what place? 
Who followed Him ? Where was Jericho ? 

30. Who were sitting by the road ? Repeat to the 
close. 

What did they hear, and what did they say ? 
What did they mean by calling Him the Son of David? How 
did Christ the Son of God become man? 

31. What did the multitude do ? What effect had 
this ? 

32. What did Jesus do and say? 

33. What did they reply ? 

Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind 1 What is Prayer ? 

34. What did Jesus then do ? 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of redemption ? 
What was the result, and what did they do? 
What do we learn from these verses ? (See Notes.) 



29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 

30 IT And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they 
heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, 
thou son of David. 

31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their 
peace : but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou 
son of David. 

32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that 
I shall do unto you 7 

33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 

34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes : and 
immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. 



120 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 



LESSON XLI. 

Christ's Public Entry into Jerusalem. 

Matt. xxi. 1—27. 

What are these sections in Matthew's narrative, (§ § 112 — 114.) 

1, 2. Where were they now coming, and how far 

had they come ? Repeat 3 vss. 
Where was Bethpage 7 How near was Bethany 7 (See Mark.) 
Where was the Mount of Olives 1 See Map. (Notes.) 
How long was this before the last Passover 7 
Whom did Jesus send, and where ? 
What was the village over against them 7 
What was the errand \ 

How did Christ know they would be found as He said 7 
What is God 7 Who is the Redeemer of God's elect 7 

3. What is further said here, and what proof does 
it give of Christ's being God ? 

How many persons are there in the Godhead 7 

4, 5. What prophecy was there of this, and where? 
Repeat 3 vss. 

W T hat are the decrees of God 7 

W T ho is meant by the Daughter of Zion, and her King? 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer 7 

6. Did they go and do this ? 

7. What was the result. ? 



CHAPTER XXI. 

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Beth- 
page, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 

2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straight- 
way ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and bring 
them unto me. 

3 And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath 
need of them ; and straightway he will send them. 

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the 
prophet, saying, 

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, 
meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 

6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 

7 And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and 
they set him thereon. 



XLI.] QUESTION* BOOK. 121 

What did thev further do with the animals, and 
why? (2 Kings ix. 13.) 

8. What did the multitude do? Repeat. 
What did they mean by these things 1 

9. What did they do and say I 

What did this crv mean, Hosanna — Son of David. Blessed, 

&c— In the highest? 
Where was this "passage in the Old Testament? (Ps. cxviii. 

25, 26.) 

10. What took place when He entered the city ? 
Repeat. 

11. What did the multitude say of Him ? 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer i 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Prophet ? 
Where was Nazareth of Galilee 7 

12. Where did Jesus go ? Repeat 2 vss. 
Where was the temple ? Describe it. 

Why called the temple of God ? 
V\ ho prophesied of this, and how 7 

13. What passage did He quote from the Old 
Testament? 

What had they made His house, and how ? 

14. Who came to Him in the temple ? What did 
He do for them ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Kinsr ? 



8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way ; oth- 
ers cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way. 

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried', say- 
ing, Hosanna to the Son of David : Blessed is he that cometh in the 
name of the Lord : Hosanna in the highest. 

10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the citv was moved, 
saying. Who is this? 

'11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of 
Galilee. fc. 

12 TT And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that 
sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money- 
changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 

13 And said unto them, It is written. My house shall be called the 
house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. 

14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he 
healed them. 

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122 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

15. What is said here of the chief priests and 
scribes? 

Why were they so displeased at these things 7 
What did these praises from the children show about the teach- 
ing they had had 7 
What is required in the Fifth Commandment 7 

1G. What did they say to Christ about these 

children ? 
In what spirit did they point Him to these 1 
What did He answer ? 

Where is this passage found, and what does it mean 7 

17. Where did He go, and for what purpose? 

What family did He commonly visit there 7 

18, 19. What took place in the morning, on His 
return ? (See Mark xi. 13.) 

W T hat did He mean to express by this striking act 7 
W 7 hat is meant here by presently ? 

20. What is said of the disciples ? 

W T hat is it to marvel ? 

Which one of them spoke about it 7 (See Mark.) 

21. What did Jesus reply ? Repeat. 
What is meant by removing a mountain 7 

What mountain was probably referred to by " this mountain 7" 
W^hat kind of faith was here meant 7 



15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things 
that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna 
to the Son of David ; they were sore displeased, 

16 And said unto him,Hearest thou what these say 1 And Jesus saith 
unto them, Yea: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and 
sucklings thou hast perfected praise ? 

17 f And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and he 
lodged there. 

18 Now, in the morning, as he returned into the city, he hungered. 

19 And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found 
nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on 
thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig-tree withered away. 

20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon 
is the fig-tree withered away ! 

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily, I say unto you, If ye 
have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the 
fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, 
and be thou cast into the sea ; it shall be done. 



XLI.] QUESTION BOOK, 123 

22. What is added here about believing prayer ? 
What is Prayer ? What is Faith in Jesus Christ I 

What do we" learn from this section about Christ's kingly au- 
thority and coming 7 

What section is next in order, (§ 115.) and by uhom else re- 
corded ? 

23. Who came to Christ in the Temple, and what 
did they ask ? 

To what acts do they refer? (vs. 12.) 

Into what court of the Temple did He come 7 What was He 
doing ? 

24. How did Christ propose to answer ? 

25. What question did He ask ? 

What is meant here by the baptism of John, as being li from 

heaven" or. '" of menl" 
How did they meet this ? 

Why did they fear to say that John's ministry was from heaven ? 

26. Why did they fear to say that it was of men? 

27. What did they say then, and what did they 
mean by this ? 

How did He reply, and why was this a proper 
way to answer them 1 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 



22 And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall 
receive. 

23 ft And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the 
elders of the people came junto him as he was teaching, and said, By 
what authority doest thou these things 1 and who gave thee this authority ? 

24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one 
thing, which if ye tell me. 1 in like wise will tell you by what authority 
I do~tnese things. 

25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? 
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heav- 
en ; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him ? 

26 But if we shall say. Of men; we fear the people : for all hold John 
as a prophet. 

27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said 
unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 



124 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON XLII. 

Parable of the two Sons and the Husbandmen. 
Matt. xxi. 28—46. 

28. What series of Parables is here commenced ? Where was 
our Lord 1 

To whom do the two sons refer? 
What was said to the first ? 
What is described by my vineyard? 

29. What did this son answer ? 
How did he afterwards act 1 

Whose case was represented by this ? 
What is Repentance unto Life 1 

30. What did the father say to the second son ? 
What was the answer ? Did he go ? 

Whose case was described by this 1 
Who act now in this way ? 

31. What does Christ ask about these ? 

What is meant by twain? What does the question mean ? 

How did the parable apply to the Pharisees ? 

Who were the publicans? 

How does it apply to baptized children who become openly 

profane ? 
Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous? 

32. How does Christ explain this by the facts 1 

How had the Jews professed, above all men ? 
How had they received John's ministry ? 
How had the publicans and harlots received it 1 
What is further said of them ? 

What do we learn from this paragraph about profession and 
practice, &c. 



28 If But what think ye ? A certain man had two sons ; and he came 
to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. 

29 He answered and said, I will not ; but afterward he repented, and 
went. 

30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered 
and said, I go, sir : and went not. 

31 Whether of them twain did the will hi' his father 1 They say unto 
him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the 
publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 

32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye be- 
lieved him not : but the publicans and the harlots believed him : and ye, 
when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. 



XLII.] QUESTION BOOK. 125 

What section next follows, (§ 116.) and by ickom else is it re- 
corded ? 

33. How does Christ continue His discourse ? 
Repeat. 

Who is described by the householder? 

What did he do to his vineyard ? 

What is meant by these things ? (Isaiah v. 2.) 

Who are meant by the husbandmen, and his letting it out to 
them ] 

Where did he go, and what does this represent r i 

34. What is here said about his return? 
Why did he come at this time ? 

Who are represented by his servants ? 
What is the duty which God requireth of man ? 
Vv "herein consists Christ's exaltation J 

What doth God require of as that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin 1 

35. How did the husbandmen act ? 

Mention any of the prophets who were killed? (Heb. xi. 37.) 
Mention any of the prophets who were stoned? (2 Chron. 
xxiv. 20, 21. Jer. xliv. 4—6, &c.) 

36. What did he further do, and with what result ? 

37. Whom did he last send ? 
What does Mark say of this son 1 
What did he say ? 

Who is meant by the One only Son— his well-beloved ? (See 

Mark.) 
How should the Son of God be reverenced? (John v. 23.) 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 
What do we pray for in the first petition 7 



33 If Hear another parable ; There was a certain householder, which 
planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press 
in it. and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far 
country : 

34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to 
the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 

35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed 
another, and stoned another. 

36 Again he sent other servants more than the first : and they did unto 
them likewise. 

37 But last of all, he sent unto them his son, saying, They will rever- 
ence my son. 

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126 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 

38. What did the husband men say to this ? 

What is an heir, and an inheritance ? 

39. What did they do to him ? 

How did this represent the conduct of the Jews toward Jesus ? 
Luke xxiii. 33.) 

40. What question did Jesus ask the Jews about 
these husbandmen ? Repeat. 

How were they in the dark about His meaning ? 

41. What did they answer ? 
Was this the correct answer? 

42. What did Jesus say ? 

Where is this passage found 7 

What is meant bv the stone — the builders — and the corner-stone ? 
(See Acts iv. 11. Eph. ii. 20. 1 Pet. ii. 7.) 

43. How does He now apply their answer to their 

case? (See vs. 41.) 
What is here meant by the kingdom of God ? 
How was this actually done ? (Acts xxviii. 28. Rom. ix. 25.) 
How will all rejecters of Christ be treated ? 

44. What does He further say ? 

What is meant by falling on this stone and being broken — and so 

on ? 
On whom shall it fall, and what does this represent ? (See Isa. 

viii. 14. Luke ii. 34.) 



33 But when the husbandmen saw the son. they said among them- 
selves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his in- 
heritance. 

39 And they caught him. and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew 
hirn. 

40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do 
unto those husbandmen 1 

41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, 
and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render 
him the fruits in their seasons. 

42 Jesus saith unto them. Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone 
which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner :' 
this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes 1 

43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from 
you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 

44 And whosoever shall fall" on this stone, shall be broken: but on 
whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 

45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, 
they perceived that he spake of them. 



XLIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 1-7 

45. What did they now perceive, and how ? 
(vs. 43.) 

46. What did they seek to do ? 
What prevented them ? 

How was He thus proved to be the Son of God? (vs. 38.) 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist ) 
What do we learn from this section about the Church and the 
baptized ? 



LESSON XLIII. 

Parable of the Marriage of the King's Son? 

Matt. xxii. 1—14. 

What section here follows, (§ 117.) and is it elsewhere recorded? 

1. How did our Lord continue to speak to them ? 
Repeat. 

Where was He now ? How is this parable connected with the 

former ? 
Under -what characters did He represent Himself in the former 

parables, and under what new character here 1 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King 1 

2. To what is the kingdom here likened? Re- 
peat. 

How is the Gospel Church like a marriage for the King's Son ? 
Where else are Christ's relations to the Church represented by 
marriage ? 

3. Whom did He send forth ? 

Who are meant by these 7 (See Notes.) 
Whom were they to call? 



46 But when they sought to lay hands on him they feared the multi- 
tude, because they took him for a prophet. 

CHAPTER XXII. 

1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and 
said, 

2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a 
marriage for his son, 

3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wed- 
ding : and they would not come. 



128 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of redemption ? 
How did they treat the call 1 
What is Sin 1 

4. How did the King treat them ? Repeat the 
verse. 

What did this next step represent ? How is it so done now I 

How are all things ready, and prepared for sinners now ? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 
What is Faith in Jesus Christ ? 

5. How did they treat this message ? Repeat the 
verse. 

What is meant by their making light of it, and how is this now 
done? 

What did they do ? 

How is this represented in the Parable of the Sower? (Ch. xiii. 
vs. 7.) 

6. What did the rest do % 

Whose conduct does this represent, and mention some cases? 

7. What did the King do, when he heard this? 

What does this refer to, what armies and what city? 
What doth every sin deserve ? Are all transgressions of the 
Law equally heinous? 

8. 9. What did the King then say? 

How had they proved their unworthiness ? (See Acts xiii. 46.) 

What did he bid the servants to do I 

What are highways, and what is meant by sending there ? 



4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bid- 
den, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are 
killed, and all things are ready : come unto the marriage. 

5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, ano- 
ther to his merchandise. 

6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, 
and slew them. 

7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth : and he sent forth 
his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 

8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which 
were bidden were not worthy. 

.9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid 
to the marriage. 
10 So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together 



XLIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 129 

To whom does the Gospel now come, and who and how many 
are to be invited ? 

10. Did the servants do so ? Repeat. 
What is meant by their gathering the good and bad ? 
What is meant by guests? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 
misery 1 

11. What is said in this verse? 

What custom was there at weddings as to the dress ? 

What did this man's dress show, and whose case does this 

represent ? 
How are sinners new clothed, and fitted for the feast? (Zech. 

iii. 3, 4.) 
What is Justification? What is Faith in Jesus Christ? 

12. What did the Ring say to him ? 

What is God 1 Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 
What is said of the man now? 
What is meant by his being speechless? (Horn. iii. 19.) 
What are you to learn from this ? 

13. What order did the King give to his servants ? 
What is represented by this ? What is outer darkness^ and 

weeping and gnashing of teeth? 
What doth every sin deserve? 

14. What is further said ? • 

What is meant by this, and how is it shown in the parable? 
How was it true of the Jews ? (vs. 3.) How is it true of others ? 

(vs. 11.) 
How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by 

Christ? 
What is effectual calling? 



all as many as they found, both bad and good : and the wedding was fur- 
nished with guests'. 

11 Iff And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man 
which had not on a wedding-garment : 

12 And he sairh unto him. Friend, how earnest thou in hither, not hav- 
ing a wedding-garment ? And he was speechless. 

13 Then said the king to the servants. Bind him hand and foot, and 
take him away, and cast him into outer darkness : there shall be weep- 
ing and gnashing of teeth. 

14 For many are called, but few are chosen. 



130 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON XLIV. 

Insidious questions of the Pharisees, <f«c. 

Matt. xxii. 15 — 46. 

What section of the history is tJiis (§ 118.) and by whom else is it 
recorded ? 

15. What did the Pharisees then do 1 

What is meant by their taking counsel, and by their entangling 
him in His talk ? 

16. Whom did they send to Christ? 

Who were the Herodians. and why were these two classes sent ] 

What did they say to Him ? 

W T hat character did they give Him, and were they sincere? 

17. What question did they ask ? 

18. What did Jesus perceive ? 

What is God 7 Who is the Redeemer of God's elect 7 

What was their plot against Him — tempting Him ? 

Ans. The Herodians held that it was lawful, and the Pharisees 
held that it was unlawful to give tribute to Cesar, and they 
intended to make Him take sides against one or other of these 
parties. 

What did Jesus say to them ? 

What character did He give them 7 

19. What did He call for? 

What was this tribute-money? 
What did they bring Him ? 

20. What did they ask Him ? 

What is meant by the image and superscription ? 



15 T| Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might en- 
tangle him in his talk. 

16 And they sent out unto him their disciples, with the Herodians, 
paying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God 
in truth, neither carest thou for any man : for thou regardest not the 
person of men. 

17 Tell us, therefore, What thinkest thou 1 Is it lawful to give tribute 
unto Cesar, or not? 

18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said, Why tempt ye me, 
ye hypocrites'? 

19" Show me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. 

20 Anil he saith unto them, Whose is this image, and superscription ] 

21 They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render 



XLIV.] QUESTION BOOK. 131 

21 . What did they reply I What did He then say ? 

What did this rule mean, and how was it shown by the 'penny 1 
What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us 7 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments j 

22. How did this answer affect them ? 

What section here follows, (§ 119.) and where else is it recorded ? 

23. Who came to Him the same day ? 

Who were the Sadducees? 

What vital doctrine of religion did they deny? 

What is the Resurrection ? 

24—28. How did they attempt to show the absurdity of a future 
life, from the case of a wife that had had seven husbands? 

29. What did Jesus answer ? 

Why did they not believe in the Resurrection ? 

What scriptures are here meant? 

How is a belief in the Resurrection connected with a belief in 
the power of God ? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the Resurrec- 
tion 7 

30. How was their objection here answered ? 

What is meant by their being as the anscels of God ? (Luke 
xx. 36.) 

31. 32. What does He here ask on the subject ? 



therefore unto Cesar, the things which are Cesar's ; and unto God, the 
things that are God's. 

22 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, 
and went their way. 

23 IF The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there 
is no resurrection, and asked him. 

24 Saying, Master, Moses said. If a man die, having no children, his 
brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 

25 Now, there were with us seven brethren : and the first, when he 
had married a wife, deceased : and having no issue, left his wife unto 
his brother. 

26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 

27 And last of all the woman died also. 

28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seven ? 
for they all had her. 

29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err. not knowing the 
scriptures, nor the power of God. 

30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in mar- 
riage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 

31 But, as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that 
which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 



132 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Where was this recorded? How long before that time had 

Abraham, &c., been dead ? 
How did this passage then prove a resurrection or a future state 1 

33. How did this answer affect the multitude 1 

What section of the history here follow s, (§ 120.) and where else is 
it recorded ! 

34. Who next attempted to puzzle Christ? Repeat. 

35. 36. What one undertook this ? 

What was a lawyer at that time, and by what other name were 

such known ? 
What question did He ask? 
What is meant by the law, and the great commandment? 

37. 38. What did Jesus answer ? 

39. What did He further say ? 

How did this answer the question ? 

40. What is here said ? 

What is meant by the law arid the prophets? 

What is the sum of the Ten Commandments ? 

What did the scribe answer? (See Mark.) 

What section here follows, (§ 121.) and ichere else is it recorded? 

41. 42. What question did Jesus now ask the Phar- 
isees ? Repeat. 

What did they answer ? 



32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of 
Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 

33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his 
doctrine. 

34 IT But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees 
to silence, they were gathered together. 

35 Then one of them which was a lawyer, asked him a question, 
tempting him, and saying, 

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 

3S This is the first and great commandment. 

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as 
thyself. 

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 

41 TT While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 

42 Saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son is he ? They say unto 
him, The son of David. 

43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, 
saying, 



XLV.1 QUESTION BOOK. 133 

43 — 45. How did He puzzle them, and show their 
ignorance of the scripture 2 

How was Christ David's Lord, and how his Son ? 

Who is the Redeemer of God's electa 

How did Christ the Son of God become man 7 

46. Could they answer Him ? 

What effect had this upon them ? 

How does Christ's Divinity appear from all this? 



LESSON XLV. 

Warnings against the Scribes and Pharisees. 

Matt, xxiii. 1 — 22. 

What section of the history here follows, (§ 122.) and by whom 
else is it recorded 1 

1. To whom did Jesus then speak? 

2. How did they sit in Moses' seat ? 

3. What obedience was due them in that station? 
Was their example to be followed? 

4. What did they unjustly do ? 
What burdens are here meant ? (Acts xv. 10.) 

5 — 7. What was their character, and conduct? 



44 The Lord said unto my Lord. Sit thou on my right hand, till I 
make thine enemies thy footstool 1 

45 If David then calf him Lord, how is he his son 1 

46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man. 
from that day forth, ask him any more questions. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 

2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat : 

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do : 
but do not ye after their works : for they say. and do not. 

4 For they bind heavy burdens, and 'grievous to be borne, and lay 
them on men's shoulders'; but they themselves will not move them with 
one of their fingers. 

5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men : they make broad 
their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 

6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the 
synagogues, 

12 



134 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Explain these practices, as here referred to, and what disposi- 
tion did they all show ? 

8. What did Jesus here forbid ? 
What disposition did it mean to discourage 1 

9. What further did He here forbid them, and 
why? 

What does this mean ? What is the first commandment ? 

10. What else were they not to allow, and what 
reason is given? 

11. 12. What rule is here given them on this sub- 
ject? 

What is the chief end of man ? 

What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us ? 

What section here follows, (§ 123.) and where else is it recorded? 

13. What did Jesus now say to the Scribes and 
Pharisees ? 

For what did He condemn them? 
How did they do this 1 (Luke xi. 52.) 

14. What crimes were they guilty of? Explain 
the terms. 

What is meant by a pretence ? 
What hypocrisy did they show which should in- 
crease their condemnation ? 

15. What other wo is here denounced ? 

What is meant by their compassing sea and land ? 



7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 

8 Bat be not ye called Rabbi : for one is your Master, even Christ ; and 
all ye are brethren. 

9 And call no man your father upon the earth : for one is your Father 
which is in heaven. 

10 Neither be ye called masters : for one is your Master, even Christ. 

11 But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. 

12 And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased ; and he that 
shall humble himself, shall be exalted. 

13 IT But wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye shut 
up the kingdom of heaven against men : for ye neither go in yourselves, 
neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in. 

14 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye devour 
widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer : therefore ye shall 
receive the greater damnation. 



XLV.] QUESTION BOOK. 135 

What is meant by making a proselyte ? 
What did they do with such ? 
What is meant by the child of hell ? 

16. What did Jesus here call them ? Explain the 
terms. 

What did they say about swearing by different 

things ? 
What practice is here referred to 1 

17. How is their folly here shown? 

18. What further did they say ? 

19. How was this distinction shown to be absurd ? 
20 — 22. What doctrine is here taught on this sub- 
ject? 

Is it wrong then to swear by things or by persons, as well as to 

s-wear by God ? 
What is profane swearing ?- 
Which is the Third Commandment, and what does it forbid 7 



15 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye compass 
sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make 
him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. 

16 Wo unto you, ye blind guides ! which say, Whosoever shall swear 
by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of 
the temple, he is a debtor. 

17 Ye fools, and blind ! for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple 
that sanctifieth the gold J 

18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing ; but whoso- 
ever sweareth by the gift that is upon it T he is guilty. 

19 Ye fools, and blind ! for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar 
that sanctifieth the gift 1 

20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all 
things thereon. 

21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him 
thatdwelleth therein. 

22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, 
and by him that sitteth thereon. 



136 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON XL VI. 

The Scribes and Pharisees further reproved. 
Matt, xxiii. 23—39. 

23. How else does He show them to be hypo- 
crites ? 

What is meant by tithe ? Explain the tithes that were required. 

(See Numb, xviii. 20—24.) 
What is meant by mentioning these tithes which they paid 7 
What had they omitted ? 
What is meant by these things ? 
What was wrong then ? 

24. What does Christ here call them, and why ? 
How is their false teaching here described ? 

What is meant by this language, and what allusion is made 1 

25. How is their hypocrisy here described ? 

Explain the terms, and what character is this? 

26. What direction does Jesus give ? 

27. 28. How is their hypocrisy further set forth ? 
Explain. 

29 — 31. What is here charged against them? 
Explain this custom. 



23 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye pay tithe 
of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters 
of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and 
not to leave the other undone. 

24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 

25 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean 
the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of ex- 
tortion and excess. 

26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and 
platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 

27 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye are like 
unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are 
within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 

28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within 
ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 

29 Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye build 
the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 

30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not 
have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 



XLVI.] QUESTION BOOK. 137 

What did they say? 

What is meant by their witnessing unto themselves? 

32. What is here said to them ? 

Explain this. (See ch. xiii., xiv., xv.) 

33. What are they here called? Explain the 
terms. 

What made their destruction so certain? 
Why must the wicked surely perish 1 
What doth every sin deserve ? 

34. What is here foretold ? 

Explain the terms. Did this so come to pass? w 
Name some instance from the Acts. 

35. What was to be the consequence to them ? 

What is meant by righteous blood coming on them ? 
What is meant by naming these two instances? 
Where is the slaying of Zacharias recorded ? 

36. What is here foretold ? 

Did it come to pass ? What event is referred to ? 

How did it come upon that generation ? (Ch. xxvii. 25.) 

37. What does He here say of Jerusalem, or of 
the Jewish nation ? 

What prophets had they already killed ? 

How does Christ express His affection for them as a people ] 

38. What does He here say of their case ? 
What is meant by their house, and how was it left desolate? 



31 Wherefore, ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the chil- 
dren of them which killed the prophets. 

32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 

.33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damna- 
tion of hell 3 

34 If Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and 
scribes ; and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them 
shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to 
city: 

35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the 
earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, son 
of Barachias. whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 

36 Verily, I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this genera- 
tion. 

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest 
them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy 
children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, 
and ye would not'. 

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138 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

39. What does He here say 3 

What change did He mean to predict of the Jewish nation ? 
What do we learn from this section about false teachers and hy- 
pocrisy ? 



LESSON XL VII. 

Jesus foretels the Destruction of the Temple. 
Matt. xxiv. 1—30. 
What section is this, (§ 127.) and by whom else recorded? 

1. Where had Jesus been and what did He now 
do? 

Whither was He about to go ? (vs. 3.) 

Who came to Him, and for what ? 

Why did they point out the buildings and stones? (Mark.) 

2. What did He say to these things ? Repeat. 
W 7 hat did He mean by this ? 

Did this come to pass ? 

3. Where did He then go, and what did the dis- 
ples ask of Him ? 

W 7 here was the Mount of Olives ? 

4. What did Jesus reply in this verse ? 

5. What is here foretold about false Christs? 



38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 

39 For I say unto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, 
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple : and his disci- 
ples came to him for to show him the buildings of the temple. 

2 And Jesus said unto them. See ye not all these things ? verily, I say 
unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall 
not be thrown down. 

3 IT And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto 
him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be 1 and what 
shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man 
deceive you. 

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ ; and shall 
deceive many. 



XLVII.] QUESTION BOOK. 139 

6. What should they hear of ? What of this-? 
Should this be the end ? 

7. What else should come to pass ? 

Explain these terms. 

8. How were these things to be considered ? 

9. What should then take place 1 

Mention some instances of such persecution. 

10. How should such trials affect many ? 

What is meant by offended here, and betraying one another 1 
Were these real Christians? 

11. Who should arise, and what should they do? 
From what history do we learn of these 1 

12. How should abounding iniquity affect the dis- 
ciples ? 

13. What rule is here given? 

What is here meant by enduring to the end? 
What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 
flow from justification, adoption and sanctification 1 

14. What should precede the end I 

What is the meaning here 1 How was this done before the 
destruction of Jerusalem ? (Rom. xv. 19, 24, 23. Col. i. 6, 23. 
Gal. i. 17.) 
What section here follows, (§ 12S.) and where else is it recorded? 



6 And ye shall hear of wars, and rumors of wars : see that ye be not 
troubled : for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom ; 
and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in divers 
places. 

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you : 
and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and 
shall hate one another. 

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world, 
for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come. 

15 When ye, therefore, shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken 
of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him 
understand ) 



140 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

15. 16. What is here said ? Explain the terms, 

and the meaning here. 

Where is this prophecy ? (Dan. ix. 26, 27 : xi. 31, and xii. 11.) 
What are the decrees of God ? 

16. What were those in Judea to do 1 

Why should they flee into the mountains? (1 Sam. xiii. 6 : 
xxii. 1, &c. 

17. What of those on the house-top? 

Explain the language from the style of house building, and what 
is meant by this direction 1 

18. What of one that should be in the field? 
What is meant by this direction ? 

How doth God execute His decrees? 

20. What should they pray for as to the time ? 

What is Prayer? 

Why are these particular times named 7 (See Exod. xvi. 29, 
and Nehem. xiii. 19—22.) 

21. Why were all these directions given? 

In what did the great tribulation consist ? (Luke xxi. 24.) 

22. What did Jesus further say about the severe 
times ? 

Explain the meaning. For whose sake should the days be 

shortened? 
Who are meant by the elect ? (1 Pet. i. 2. Eph. i. 4.) 
Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 

23. What should the deceivers say, and how 
should the disciples act? 



16 Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains : 

17 Let him which is on the house-top not come down to take any thing 
out of his house : 

IS Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 

19 And wo unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck 
in those days ! 

20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the 
sabbath- day : 

21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the begin- 
ning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 

22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh 
be saved : but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 

23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there ; 
believe it not. 



XLVIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 141 

24. Who did He say should arise, and what 
should they do ? 

Explain these terms. 

Whom should they not be able to deceive, and 

why not? 
What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or 
flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification ] 

25. What did Jesus here say ? 

What are the decrees of God ] 

26. What further directions are here given ? Ex- 
plain the terms. 

27. How should Christ's coming be ? Explain. 

What is directly referred to, and what besides? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 

28. What is here stated, and in what sense ? 
Explain the terms. 



LESSON XLVIII. 

Chris? s Predictions continued. 

Matt. xxiv. 29—51. 

29. What time is here spoken of, and what should 
then occur? Repeat. 

Explain these terms, and what is the general meaning ?- 

30. What is further predicted ? 

What is meant bv the sio;n of the Son of Man ? 



24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall 
show great signs and wonders ; insomuch, that, if it were possible, they 
shall deceive the very elect. 

25 Behold. I have 'told you before. 

26 Wherefore, if they shall say unto you. Behold, he is in the desert ; 
go not forth : behold, he is in the secret' chambers ; believe it not. 

27 For a£ the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto 
the west ; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

28 For wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered to- 
gether. 

29 H Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be 
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall 
from heaven, and the powers of the" heavens shall be shaken ; 



142 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS* 

What prophecy of Daniel is here alluded to? (Dan. vii. 13.) 
What should then occur ? 

What does this language refer to, besides the destruction of 
Jerusalem? (See vs. 3.) » 

31. What is further predicted 1 

Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 
How should the angels come, and what should 
they do ? (See 1 Thess. iv. 16. 1 Cor. xv. 52.) 

Who are meant by " His elect ?" 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 
What is meant by the four winds ? 

32. What parable is here spoken on this subject ? 

What meaning was it meant to convey? 

33. How is it here applied ? 

What should all these things show, and what would be near? 

34. What is here said about the time of their 
coming to pass? 

What is meant here by this generation, and in what sense 
should all these things occur in that time ? 

35. What is here said ? 

What is God? What are the decrees of God? 

36. What is further said of the time? 
What idea is meant here to be expressed ? 

37 — 39. How is the suddenness of the event here 
expressed ? 



30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven : and 
then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall seethe Son of 
man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 

31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and 
they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of 
heaven to the other. 

32 Now learn a parable of the fig-tree ; When his branch is yet ten- 
der, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh : 

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is 
near, even at the doors. • 

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these 
things be fulfilled. 

35" Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass 
away. 

36 if But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of 
heaven, but my Father only. 



XLVIII.] QUESTION BOOK, 143 

What is meant by Christ's coming being like the days of Noah? 
40, 41. What further is said of its suddenness? 
Explain these terms, and the general idea. 

42. What is commanded therefore ? 

What section here follows, (§ 129.) and is it elsewhere recorded? 
What does our Lord here pass to speak of more distinctly 1 

43. What is here said in regard to watchfulness ? 

What idea is here given 1 

How should Christ's coming be as a thief? 

44. What were they to do therefore ? 

What is here meant by being ready? 
Why should they be so ready ? 

Why should you be now and always ready for death 1 
W T herein consists Christ's exaltation? 

45 — 49. How is the conduct of the watchful here 
set forth, and the opposite ? 

Who is represented by the faithful and wise servant, and what 

is said of such 1 
What is the chief end of man 1 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death, 

and at the resurrection ? 
Who is meant by the evil servant ? (vs. 48.) 
How does this describe the wicked ? 



37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of 
man be. 

38 For as in the days that were before the flood, they were eating and 
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe enter- 
ed into the ark, 

39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away : so 
shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 

40 Then shall two be in the field ; the one shall be taken, and the 
other left. ^ 

41 Twq women shall be grinding at the mill ; the oiraRshall be taken, 
and the other left. 

42 IT Watch therefore ; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth 
come. 

43 But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what 
watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have 
suffered his house to be broken up. 

44 Therefore be ye also ready ; for in such an hour as ye think not, 
the Son of man cometh. 

45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made 
ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season 1 

46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find 
so doing 



144 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

How shall the judgment surprise and destroy the wicked 7 

Explain the terms in vs. 51. 

What event is the same to each of us, as the Son of Marts com- 
ing? 

What are we to learn from this passage about our preparation 
for that event 1 



LESSON XLIX. 

Parable of the Ten Virgins. 
Matt. xxv. 1—13. 

1. To what should the kingdom of heaven then be 
likened 1 Repeat. 

What is here intended by the kingdom of heaven, and what is 
meant to be here set forth ? 

Where else is Christ's relation to the Church compared to a 
marriage 1 (Ephes. v. 25 — 32. Rev. xix. 7.) 

What is a bridegroom, and whom does it here represent ? Ex- 
plain the terms. 

What Jewish customs are here alluded to ? 

2. What is said of these Virgins ? 

Who are represented by the wise and the foolish ? 

3. What is said of the foolish? 

How is their foolishness described, and how does this represent 
false professors ? (2 Tim. iii. 5.) 

4. What did the wise do ? 



47 Verily, I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his 



48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth 
his coming ; ^ 

49 And shalrbegin to smite his fellow-servants and to eat and drink 
with the drunken ; 

50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not 
for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 

51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the 
hypocrites : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which 
took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 

2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 

3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them : 



XLIX.] QUESTION BOOK. 145 

Why was it wise in them to take oil with their lamps? What 
does this represent ? 

5. What is here said ? Explain the terms, 

6. What took place at midnight ? 
Explain the custom, and the meaning here. 
How is this like the call to each of us at death? 

How can each of us be ready for it, and when must we prepare 
so as to be always ready ? 

7. What did those Virgins then do ? 
What is meant by this 1 Explain the terms. 

3. What did the foolish say to the wise ? 

Whose case does this represent? 
What did they find to be their folly ? 

9. What did the wise answer ? 

How far can good people help those who are not prepared to 

die? 
What direction did they give ? 
What does this represent, and to whom must the dying sinner 

be. directed ? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 

10. What took place before they were ready 1 
Who went in, and what was then done ? 

Who only are prepared to die? 

May we not be shut out from Heaven if we put off the prepara- 
tion ? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

11. What took place afterward ? 
What is meant by this ? 



4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 

5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 

6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom com- 
eih : go ye out to meet him. 

7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 

S And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil : for our lamps 
are gone out. 

9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for 
us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 

10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that 
were ready, went in with him to the marriage : and the door was shut. 

11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open 
to us. 

13 



146 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

How may you be too late ? 
What is Repentance unto Life 1 

12. What did He say to them? 

What is meant by this? Whom does Christ know? (John 

x. 14.) 
What is Justification ?- What is Adoption ? 

13. What did He therefore command ? 

What is meant by this ? 

What doth every sin deserve ? 

Why should all watch for His coming? 

How should you live, if death may come at any moment ?- 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death ? 



LESSON L. 

Parable of the Talents. 
Matt. xxv. 14—30. 

14. To what did He further compare the king- 
dom of heaven ? 

Whom does this man represent 1 
Who are meant by the servants ? 
What is meant by his goods ? 
What is the chief end of man 1 

15. How did he give out his goods, and what did 
he then do? 

What is represented by the different sums given to each ? 

What is meant by his several ability ? 

What is the duty which God requires of man? 

What is the sum of the Ten Commandments ? 

16. What is here said of one ? 



12 Bat he answered and said, Verily, I say unto you, I know you not. 

13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour where- 
in the Son of man cometh. 

14 IT For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into afar coun- 
try, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 

15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another 
one ; to every man according to his several ability ; and straightway took 
his journey. 

16 Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the 
same, and made them other five talents. 



L.] QUESTION BOOK. 147 

What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 

enjoy Him 7 
What is represented by trading with the talents 7 
What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 

and curse due to us for sin ? 
What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 

communicateth to us the benefits of redemption'] 

17. What is here said of another ? 

18. What is said of the one talent man? 
What large class does this represent 1 

What should this man have done with his portion however 
small 7 

19. What took place at length ? 

What great event is represented by this reckoning ? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

20. What did t\ve jive talent man bring, and what 
did he say ? 

How had he got any thing at first ? 

How had he gained these five" talents more? (vs. 16.) 

21. What did his lord say to him? 

What is meant by his being faithful? 

What is meant by the joy of his lord? 

How does this describe the reward of Christians at the judg- 
ment ?• 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death, 
and at the resurrection ? 

22. What is said here of the two talent man ? 



17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 

18 But he that had received one. went and digged in the earth, and hid 
his Lord's money. 

19 Alter a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth 
with them. 

20 And so he that had received five talents, came and brought other 
five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : behold, 
I have gained besides them five talents more. 

21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant ; 
thou hast been faithful over a few things. I will make thee ruler over 
many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 

22 He also that had received two talents came, and said. Lord thou de- 
liveredst unto me two talents : behold, I have gained two other talents 
besides them. 

23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou 
hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many 
things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 



148 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

23. Why was his reward in the same language with the former ? 

24. What did the one talent man say ? 
Explain the terms, and the general meaning. 

25. What was his feeling and conduct^ 

What excuse was this for not using what he had ? 

Can you mention any other excuses of men which try to throw 

the blame upon God ? 
What doth every sin deserve 1 

26. What did his lord say to him ? Explain the 
terms. 

27. What ought he to have done ? Explain the 
terms. 

How was his conduct shown to be inconsistent with his ex- 
cuse ? 

What is here taught about the wickedness of neglecting duty? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us ? 

28. What did his lord order to be done ? 

What is meant by this, as to the doom of the careless? 
What doth every sin deserve ? 

29. What rule is here laid down % 

Explain the meaning of this rule. 

How is the word to be read and heard that it may become effec- 
tual to salvation ? 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 
communicateth to us the benefits of redemption? 

How is the word made effectual to salvation? 

How do the sacraments become effectual means of salvation ? 



24 Then he which had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I 
knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, 
and gathering where thou hast not strewed : 

25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, 
there thou hast that is thine. 

26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful 
servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I 
have not strewed : 

27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, 
and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 

28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which 
hath ten talents. 

29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abun- 
dance : but from him that hath not, shall betaken away even that which 
he hath. 



LI.] QUESTION BOOK. 149 

30. What was to be done with this man ? 

What does this represent at the last judgment ? 
What are we to learn from this parable l 



LESSON LI. 

Scenes of the Judgment Day. 
Matt. xxv. 31—46. 
What section is this in the narrative^ (§ 130.) and is it elsewhere 
recorded ? 

31. What time is here spoken of, and how is it 
described in this verse ? 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? How many persons are 

there in the Godhead ? 
Who shall come with Christ to the judgment 
What is the judgment seat here called ? (See Dan, 
vii. 9, 10.) 

32. Who shall be gathered before Him ? 

For what purpose shall they be assembled then ? 

What is meant here by all nations? 

What shall then be done ? 

Who are meant by the sheep and the goats? 

Why will all the bad be separated from all the good, and how 

long 1 
What is God ! W T hat is Sin ? 

33. Where shall He put the sheep? 

What is meant by putting them on the right ha/id ? 

What is Adoption ? 

Did God leave all mankind to perish in the estate of sin and 

misery ? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death? 
Where shall He put the goats ? 



30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness : there 
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

31 u When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy 
angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory : 

32 And before him shall be gathered all nations : and he shall separate 
them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats : 

33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the 
left. 

13* 



150 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is meant by putting them on the left hand ? 

34. What shall the King say to the right hand 
ones ? 

Explain the terms, blessed of my Father — inherit, fyc. 
Who is meant by the King ? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a King 1 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at the resurrec- 
tion? 

35, 36. What reason is given for this treatment I 

Explain the terms. 

How could all Christians have done these things to Christ, and 
what is meant about Christ and His people being one? 

37 — 39. How shall the righteous answer ? Re- 
peat. 
Who are meant by the righteous? (vs. 34.) 
What is meant by their question? 

40. What shall the King answer them ? 

Who are meant by u the least of these my brethren?" 

How is this the same as doing it to Christ? 

How can our kind treatment of the poor and distressed be for 

Christ's sake ? 
How are we to regard our duty to Christians who are in want ? 
Show whether kindness to the poor will save us, — whether 

Christians will be saved by their works. (Rom. iii. 20.) 
What is Justification ? 

41. What shall He say to the left hand ones ? 

Explain the terms, Depart — cursed — everlasting fire, fyc. 
From whom must the wicked depart? 



34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye 
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world : 

35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat. : I was thirsty, and ye 
gave me drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me in : 

36 Naked, and ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye visited me : I was in 
prison, and ye came unto me. 

37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we 
thee an hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 

38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in 1 or naked, and 
clothed thee ? 

39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee 1 ■ 

40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily, I say unto 
you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my breth- 
ren, ye have done it unto me. 



LI.] QUESTION BOOK. 151 

Whither must they depart ! 

How is everlasting punishment (vs. 46.) here described 1 Ex- 
plain the terms, prepared, &c. 
What doth every sin deserve ? 

42, 43. What reasons are here given ? 

How have all wicked persons so treated Christ 1 

What does this teach us in regard to the sin of neglect, and of 

neglecting duty 1 
W~hat is the sum" of the Ten Commandments 7 

44. How shall the wicked answer Him ? 

What does this show about the surprise of sinners at the judg- 
ment ? 

45. How will He answer them? 

What is meant by one of the least of these? 

Why will the actions of the wicked be brought up at the judg- 
ment 1 

Why will their neglects so condemn them ? 

What doth God require of us that we may escape His wrath 
and curse due to us for sin ? 

46. Where shall the wicked go ? 

How is this called in vs. 41, and can it have any end 1 

What doth every sin deserve '• 

Where shall the righteous go ? 

What is meant by life eternal, and how is it called in vs. 34 ? 

How, then, is eternal life provided for sinners 1 

How are we made partakers of the redemption purchased by 

Christ ?- How doth the Spirit apply to us the redemption 

purchased by Christ ? 
What lessons are taught us in this paragraph? 



41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, 
ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels : 

42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat : I was thirsty, and 
ye gave me no drink : ~ 

43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye clothed me 
not : sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 

44 Then shall they also answer him, saying. Lord, when saw we thee 
an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and 
did not minister unto thee ? 

45 Then shall he answer them, saying. Verily, I say unto you, Inas- 
much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 

46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment ? but the right- 
eous into life eternal^ 



152 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

LESSON LII. 

The Rulers conspire. — The Supper at Bethany. 
Matt. xxvi. 1—20. 
What section here follows, (§ 131.) and where else is it recorded? 
1, 2. What did Christ now say to His disciples? 

Explain the terms, feast of the passover — betrayed — crucified. 

3. Who assembled then, and where ? 

What was this assembly commonly called t 

4. What was their object ? 

Explain the terms, consulted — subtilty. 

5. What did they say was in the way ? 

Why were they afraid of an uproar then ? 

6. 7. What took place with Christ in Bethany ? 
In whose house was He 1 (See John xii. 1 — 3.) 
Who came unto Him then ? 

Who was this woman? (John xii. 3.) 

What did she do ? 

What is an alabaster box, and spikenard? 

How did she pour it? (See John xii. 3.) 

How did persons sit at the table then ? 

What did this act of hers show 7 

8. W T hat did the disciples think and say 1 
Explain the terms, indignation — waste. 
Which one of them spoke out? (See John xii. 4, 5, 6.) 
What is the sum of the Ten Commandments? 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he 
said unto his disciples, 

2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son 
of man is betrayed to be crucified. 

3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the 
elders of the people unto the palace of the high priest, who was called 
Caiaphas, 

4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill 
him. 

5 But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be an uproar amons 
the people. 

6 it Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper. 

7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster-box of very pre- 
cious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at meat. 

8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what 
purpose is this waste 1 



LII.] QUESTION BOOK. 153 

9. What was further said ? 

Was this said in sincerity or in hypocrisy ? 

What kind of people are afraid of "doing too much for Christ 3 

What is the chief end of man 1 

10. What did Jesus say ? 

How would their conduct be likely to trouble the woman ? 
How did Christ regard her work ? 

11. What did He further say? 

What did He mean by this as to the poor and as to Himself? 

12. How did He regard this anointing, and how 
did He hint of His departure from them 1 

13. What further did Christ say about this wo- 
man's act? Recite the verse. 

What is meant by this 1 Has it so come to pass 1 

Is this narrative of her recorded by all the Evangelists 1 

14. Who then went out? 

How was he led to do this ? (Luke xxii. 3. John xii. 6.) 
Where w T ere the chief priests ? (See vss. 3 and 4.) 

15. What did he say to them ? 

Whom would he deliver to them, and how 1 

What did he want for this? 

What did they agree to give him? 

What was this the common price of?- (Exod. xxi. 32.) 

16. What did Judas thenceforth do ? 

Explain the terms, sought opportunity — betray. 
What kind of character was Judas ? (John xii. 6.) 
Are all transgressions of the law equally heinous 7 



9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the 
poor. 

10 When Jesus understood it. he said unto them, Why trouble ye the 
woman ? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 

11 For ye have the poor always with you ; but me ye have not always. 

12 For in that she hath poured this o'intment on my body, she did it 
for my burial. 

13 Verily, I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached 
in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be 
told for a memorial of her. 

14 tt Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief 
priests, 

15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him 
unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 

16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 



154 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS, 

What are we to learn from this narrative about human de- 
pravity, tf*c. ? 
What section is this, (% 132.) and where else is it recorded ? 

17. What time is here mentioned, and who came 
to Jesus then 1 Repeat. 

Why was the Passover called the feast of unleavened bread? 

What is the preface to the Ten Commandments? 

How long did the feast continue? (Ex. xii. 15.) 

What did they ask Him? 

What preparation was necessary for the Passover ? 

18. What did Jesus answer? 

What did He mean by the city, and such a man? (See Luke.) 
How did He know that they would meet the man? What is 

God? 
How was His time at hand ? 
W T hat are the decrees of God? 
What were they to say? 

19. What did they do? 

What doth the preface to the Ten Commandments teach us ? 

20. What section here follows, (§ 133.) and where else is it re- 
corded ? 

When the even was come what did Jesus do ? 

At what time was the Passover usually eaten ? (Ex. xii. 8.) 

What is meant by His sitting down with the twelve ? 



LESSON LIU. 

The Passover. — 77ie Lord's Supper. 

Matt. xxvi. 21—35. 

21. What section here follows, (§ 134.) and where else is it re- 
corded ? 

What took place at the supper ? Repeat. 



17 IT Now, the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the disciples 
came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for 
thee to eat the passover 1 

18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The 
Master saith, My time is at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house 
with my disciples. 

19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them ; and they made 
ready the passover. 

20 Now, when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 



LIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 155 

How could Christ know this, when all was done in secret ? 

(John xviii. 4.) What is God ? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect ] 
"Why did He not conceal Himself ? 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist 1 

2*2. How did this affect the disciples ? 
Why were they so sorrowful ? 
What did they say unto Him ? 
What temper did this show 1 

Did Judas say this ct last (vs. 25. John xiii. 25), and how 
came he to 1 

23. What did Jesus answer? 

How did they eat at that time, and what is meant by this ? 

24. What further did He say ? 

What is meant by His going as it is written of Him ? 

What are the decrees of God 1 

How doth God execute His decrees 2 

Where was this written of Him ) (Isa. liii. 4 — 9. Psalm xxiii : 
xli. 9.) 

What did He say of the man who should betray 
Him? 

What did He mean by this ? (See Acts ii. 23.) 

How did this show that Judas would suffer eternally? 

How does it appear that our Lord intended to die, and was wil- 
ling to die ? 

Why was He so willing to die that He did not avoid Judas ?- 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest? 

25. What did Judas then say ? 

Why did he ask this when he had already bargained to betray 
Him ? 

What did He answer ? 

What is meant bv Thou hast said ? 



21 And as they did eat, be said, Verily I say unto you, That one of you 
shall betray me. 

22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them 
to say unto him, Lord, is it 1 ? 

23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in 
the dish, the same shall betray me. 

24 The Son of man goeth. as it is written of him : but wo unto that 
man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! it had been good for that 
man if he had not been born. 

25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it 
I ! He said unto him, Thou hast said. 



156 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

26. What sections here follow, (§ 136 and § 137.) and where else 
are they recorded ? 

What did Jesus do as they were eating ? Repeat 
4 vss. (See Luke xxii. 15.) 

What were they eating at the time ? 

What kind of loaves were used at the Passover ? 

What is meant by His blessing it ? 

What did He do and say ? 

How was the bread His body, as He was there bodily, speaking 

and breaking the bread ? 
What is a Sacrament ? 

Which are the Sacraments of the New Testament? 
What is the Lord's Supper? 

27. What did Jesus then do with the cup ? 

What cup was this, and how had it just been used at the Pass- 
over? 
What is meant by " Drink ye all of it ?' : 
What is required to the worthy receiving of the Lord's Supper? 

28. What did He here say of the cup ? 
How was the wine His blood ? 

What is meant by "My blood of the New Testament?" 
For whom was His blood shed, and why ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest ? 

How do the Sacraments become effectual means of salvation ? 

29. What did Jesus further say ? 

What is meant by this ? 

What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death 

and at the resurrection ? 
What do we learn from this narrative ? 

30. What section here follows, (§ 14 1£.) and where else is it re- 
corded? 

How did they conclude the supper, and where did 
they then go ? Repeat 4 vss. 



26 TI And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and 
brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat ; this is my body. 

27 And he took the cap, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, 
Drink ye all of it; 

28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many 
for the remission of sins. 

29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the 
vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's king- 
dom. 



LIV.] QUESTION BOOK. 157 

31. Of what did Jesus forewarn His disciples ? 
What is meant by their being offended ? 

Where was this prediction written 1 
What are the decrees of God 1 

32. What did He promise for the time after His 
resurrection ? 

33. What did Peter reply to this? 
What kind of feeling did this show at the time? 

34. What did Jesus answer ? 

What is meant by " Before the cock croiD?" 

What perfection of Christ's nature did this prediction show 7 

What is God 7- How doth God execute His decrees 1 

35. What did Peter reply to this ? Who else said 
the same ? 

What was meant by denying Him 1 

Did he deny Him, as Christ had foretold? (vs. 74.) 

What do we learn from this narrative ? 



LESSON LIV. 

The Agony in Gethsemane. 

Matt. xxvi. 36 — 56. 

What section here follows, (§ 142.) and by whom else is it recorded 1 

36. Where did Jesus then come with them? Re- 
peat. 
Where was this place, and what was it ? 
W r hat did He say to them \ 

30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of 
Olives. 

31 Then saith Jesus unto them. All ye shall be offended because of me 
this night : for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of 
the flock shall be scattered abroad. 

32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 

33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though "all men shall be offended 
because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 

34 Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, That this night, before 
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 

35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will not I 
deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 

36 IT Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane 
and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 

14 



158 THE CATECHETICAL [~LESS. 

Did He often visit that place ? (John xviii. 2.) 

37. Whom did He now take with Him? 

What were the names of these two sons of Zebedee 1 
How was He now affected ? 

What made Him sorrowful and very heavy ? (Isa. liii. 4.) 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 
How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest? 

38. What did He say to Peter, James and John ? 
Explain. 

What did He ask of them ? 

What was this watching with Him ? 

How did He express it, as stated by Luke ? (See vs. 41.) 

39. What did He then do ? 

What did His falling on His face show ? 

What did He say ? 

Explain the terms, "if it be possible, if«e." 

What did He say more ? 

W^hat do we pray for in the third petition ? 

40. How did He find the disciples ? What did 
He say ? 

41. What did He charge them to do? Explain* 
What do we pray for in the sixth petition? 

What temptation, or trial, were they in danger of? 

What did He further say ? 

What did He mean by this ? What is Prayer ? 

42. What did Jesus then do and say ? Repeat, 
What did He mean by this ? 

What doth the preface to the Lord's Prayer teach us? 



37 And he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, and be- 
gan to be sorrowful and very heavy. 

38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto 
death : tarry ye here, and watch with me. 

39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me : nevertheless, 
not as I will, but as thou wilt. 

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and 
saith unto Peter, What ! could ye not watch with me one hour ? 

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation : the spirit indeed 
is willing, but the flesh is weak. 

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Fa- 
ther, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will 
be done. 



LIV.] QUESTION BOOK, 159 

43. How did He again find the disciples ? 
How was this to be accounted for ? 

Where did they sleep so before ? (Luke ix. 32.) 

44. What did He then do ? 

What words are here referred to 7 

What may we learn from this praying of Christ as to praying 
alone and earnestly, yet with submission to God's will 1 

45. What did He then do and say ? 

What great relief had He experienced, and what did He here 

mean ? 
What hour was at hand ? 
What does He say of His betrayal ? 
What may we learn from this narrative \ 

47. What section here follows, (§ 143.) and by whom else is it re- 
corded ? 

Who came at that moment ? Repeat. 

What had they, and from whom did they come ? 

48. How were the multitudes to know which one 
was Jesus ? 

What further does John state in his narrative 1 

49. What did Judas do and say ? Repeat. 

What is the meaning of Hail ? What was intended by the kiss ] 

50. What did Jesus say to Him? (See John xviii. 
4—9.) 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer? 



43 And he came and found them asleep again : for their eyes were 
heavy. 

44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, 
savins; the same words. 

45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on 
now. and take your rest : behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man 
is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 

46 Rise, let us be going : behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. 

47 H And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and 
with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priest.? 
and elders of the people. 

48 Now, he that beti.-r, ed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever 
I shall kiss, that same is he ; hold him fast. 

49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail. Master ; and kissed 
him. 

50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come 2 Then 
came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 



160 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

How did He show His willingness to suffer ? 
What did the multitude then do? 

51. What did one of the disciples do % 

Which one was this 1 (See John.) What was the servant's 
name 1 What did Jesus do to the ear ? (See Luke xxii. 51.) 

52. What did Jesus say to Peter ? 

What did He mean by this ?- 

53. What did Jesus further say 1 

What did He mean by this ? 

How many was a legion ? Why did He speak of twelve ? 

54. What reason did He here give against such 

deliverance 1 
Mention some prophecies that were fulfilled in His death. (Isa. 
liii. Zech. xiii. 6, 7.) 

55. What did He then say to the multitudes ? 

VVhat did He mean by this ? 

Why should they have so armed themselves in order to take 

Him 1 
Why had they not taken Him elsewhere 7 

56. Why was all this done ? 
What are the decrees of God 1 

What did the disciples then do ? 

Had this been predicted by Christ? (vs. 31.) 
Why did they forsake Him and flee 1 
What do we learn from this narrative 7 



51 And behold, one of them which were with Jesus, stretched out his 
hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and 
smote off his ear. 

52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place : 
for all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. 

53 Thinkest thou that 1 cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall 
presently give me more than twelve legions of angels 1 

54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be 7 

55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as 
against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? Isat daily with 
you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 

56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be 
fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 



LV.] QUESTION BOOK, 161 

LESSON LV. 

Jesus before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrim. 

Matt. xxvi. 57—68. 

What sections here follow, (§ § 144, 145.) and where else are they 
recorded ? 

57. To whom did they take Jesus ? Repeat. 
Who was he, and who were with him ? 

What was this body of men called 7 

What does John say about His being led to Annas first ? Ex- 
plain. (John xviii. 13.) 

58. What is said of Peter ? 
What did this show in him 7 

How did he get admittance 7 (See John xviii. 15.) 

59. What did the council seek against Jesus ? 

What is meant by seeking^/atee witness? 

What did they wish to have done with Jesus ? 

60. Did they find any such false witness ? (See 
Mark xiv. 56.) 

What is said about many offering' to be such? 
What is the Ninth Commandment 7 

How many witnesses were required by the law 7 (Deut. xvii. 6.) 
Who came at length? 

61. What did these say? 

Did these agree with each other 7 (Mark xiv. 59.) 

Had Christ' said this, or what like it 7 

How would this have been enough, if He had said it 7 

62. What did the High Priest then do and say ? 



57 Y> And they that had laid hold on Jesus, led him away to Caiaphas 
the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 

58 But Peter followed him afar off. unto the high priest's palace, and 
went in, and sat with the servants to see the end. 

59 Now, the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false 
witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 

69 But found none : yea, though many false witnesses c&me,yet found 
they none. At the last came two false witnesses, 

61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, 
and to build it in three days. 

62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou no- 
thing? what is it which these witness against thee ?- 

14* 



162 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What did he mean by this ? 

63. What did Jesus do 1 

What is meant by this ? 

What did the High Priest say ? 

What is meant by / adjure thee, fyc. ? (See Deut. xvii. 6.) 
What did he mean by the Christ ? 

64. What did Jesus answer ? Repeat. 
What did He mean by Thou hast said ? 
What did He further say ? 

What is meant by the right hand of power? 

What coming in the clouds did this refer to? (Matt. xxiv. 30. 

Phil. ii. 10.) 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation? 

65. What did the High Priest then do ? 

What was this a common sign of? 

What did he call Christ's wo rds ? 

Would it have been blasphemy in any other being, and why was 

it not so in Christ ? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 

66. What did the High Priest ask the council ? 
What did they answer ? 

Explain the terms. (See Levit. xxiv. 10—16.) 

67. What did they then do? 

What is meant by buffeted ? 

68. What did they say as they smote Him ? 
What did they mean by this ? 

What is here meant by Prophesy ? 



63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said 
unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou 
be the Christ the Son of God. 

64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said : nevertheless, I say unto you , 
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, 
and coming in the clouds of heaven. 

65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blas- 
phemy : what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have 
heard his blasphemy. 

66 What think ye 1 They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 

67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him ; and others smote 
him with the palms of their hands, 

68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee 1 

69 IT Now Peter sat without in the palace : and a damsel came unte 
him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 



LVI.] QUESTION BOOK. 163 



LESSON LVI. 

Christ denied by Peter. (See § 144.) 
Matt. xxvi. 69 — 75, and xxvii. 1—10. 

69. Where was Peter sitting? Repeat to the close. 
With what verse does the narrative here connect 7 (vs. 58.) 
What palace was this, and how was he "without in the -palace? 
Who came to him, and what did she say ? (See 

John.) 
Why was our Lord called Jesus of Galilee? Wherein did 

Christ's humiliation consist ? 
How did Christ the Son of God become man ? 

70. What did Peter do and say ? 
What led Peter so to deny the truth 1 

Which is the Ninth Commandment? What is required and 
what is forbidden in it ?- 

71. Where did he at once go? (See Mark 
xiv. 68.) 

What was the porch in Jewish houses ? 

Who saw him there ? What did she say ? 

72. What did Peter again do, and how ? 

What is an oath, and how did this make it worse ? 
Which is the Third Commandment? 
What is forbidden in the Third Commandment? 
What else does Mark relate ? (xiv. 68.) 

73. W T hat afterwards occurred ? 

How long afterwards was this ? (Luke xxii. 59.) 
Who are here meant by those that stood by ? 
What did they mean by one of them, and M thy speech bewray eth 
flue ?" 



70 But he denied before them all. saying, I know not what thou sayest. 

71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, 
and said unto them that were there, This feUovc was also with Jesus of 
Nazareth. 

72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 

73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to 
Peter. Surely thou also art one of them : for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 

74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. 
And immediately the cock crew. 

75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, 



164 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

74. What did Peter then do ? What did he say? 

How did this make it all the worse ? 

What immediately took place ? 

How often had he now denied his Lord 7 

Was this according to the prophecy ? 

How did the Jews divide the night by cock-crowing ? 

75. What is said of Peter's remembering'? 
What did he then do ? 

How came he to remember and weep ? (Luke xxii. 61.) 

Why did he weep bitterly? 

What do we learn from Peter's conduct — his self-confidence, 

and his repentance? 
What part of the New Testament did he write ? 
What is Repentance unto Life ? 

CHAP. XXVII. 

1. Wliat section here follows, (§ 146.) and by whom else is it re- 
corded ? 

During what hours had all these things occurred? 
What took place at morning? Repeat. 
W T hat is meant by their taking counsel? 
Into what estate did the Fall bring mankind? 

2. What did they do with Christ ? 

Why did they take Him to Pilate ? (John xviii. 31.) 
Was Pilate a Roman or Jewish officer ? 

3. What section here follows in Matthew' 's narrative, (§ 151.) arid 
is it elsewhere recorded ? 

What effect did Christ's condemnation have upon 
Judas? 



Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and 
wept bitterly 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the 
people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 

2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered 
him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 

3 IT Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was 
condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of sil- 
ver to the chief priests and elders, 

4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. 
And '.hey said. What is that to us 1 see thou to that. 



LVI.] QUESTION BOOK. 165 

What is meant by repented himself? 

What kind of repentance was this, and how was it different 

from Peter's? 
What is Repentance unto Life ? 
What did he do with the money ? How much 

was it, and what money? 

4. What did Judas say ? 

What did he mean by the innocent blood ? 
How does this show that Jesus was innocent 1 
Which is the Sixth Commandment ? What is required 1 
What did they answer? 

5. What did he then do with the money? and 
what then did he further do ? (See Acts i. 18.) 

What did this show about his feeling? 

6. 7. What became of the money ? Repeat. 
What could they not do with it. and why ? 

What is a potter's field ? 

What kind of a burying place was it to be ? 

8. What was that field called ? 

9, 10. W r hat prophecy was thus fulfilled 1 

Where is it written ? Repeat it. 

How is it said to be Jeremiah's prophecy ? 

What is meant by " Him that was valued ?" 

How doth God execute His decrees? 

What do we learn from the history of Judas, about depravity, 

hypocrisy, love of money ? 
Wherein consists the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man 

fell? 



5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, 
and went and hanged himself. 

6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful 
for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 

7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to 
bury strangers in. 

S "Wherefore that field was called. The field of blood, unto this day. 

9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, 
saying. And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that 
was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value : 

10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 



166 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 



LESSON LVII. 

Christ before the Governor. 

Matt, xxvii. 11—26. 

What section here folloics in Matthew* a narrative. (§ 146£.) and 
where else is it recorded ? 

11. With what verse does this properly connect! (vs. 2.) 
What did Pilate ask Jesus? Repeat. 
What did Jesus answer ? 

What did He mean by this, Thou say est? 
How was He the King of the Jews ? 

12. By Avhom was He accused ? Did He answer 
them? 

Why did He not give any answer ? 

13. What did Pilate say to Him? 

14. Did He yet answer? 
How did this affect Pilate? 

Why did he wonder? 

Of what was Herod governor ? and how was Christ sent before 
Herod ? (See Luke xxiii. 6 — 12.) 

15. What section h ere follows, (§ 148.) and by whom else is it re- 
corded ? 

What was the custom at the Passover ? Repeat. 
Whose custom was this originally? (See John xviii. 39.) 
How is it explained that this form of release was practised at 
that feast 1 

16. What prisoner had they ? 

What is meant by a notable prisoner ? 



11 And Jesus stood before the governor : and the governor asked him, 
saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou 
sayest. 

12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he an- 
swered nothing. 

13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they 
witness against thee 1 

14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor 
marvelled greatly. 

15 Now at dia't feast, the governor was wont to release unto the people 
a prisoner, whom they would. 

16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 

17 Therefore, when they were gathered together. Pilate said unto them, 



LVII.] QUESTION BOOK. 167 

17. What did Pilate propose to them? 

Whom did he wish to release, and why] (See Luke 
xxiii. 13 — 16.) 

18. What is here said ? 

What is envy ? and what is here meant ? 
What ought Pilate then to have done ? 

19. What word did Pilate now get? 
What was meant by this ?- 

What is Christ "here called ? 

Where else in Scripture is He so called ? (See Acts iii. 14, 
and vii. 52.) 

20. What did the chief priests and eldei*3 do ? 
What is here meant ? 

21. What did the Governor say? 
What is here meant by whether of the twain ? 
How did the people answer ? 

22. What further did Pilate say to them? 
What did they all answer ? 

23. What did the Governor say ? 
What did this show in Pilate ? 

What did he propose 1 (Luke xxiii. 22.) 
What did they then do ? 

24. What is here said ? Repeat. 
What is it to prevail ? Explain. 

What did he mean by washing his hands 7 



Whom will ye that I release unto you?- Bar abb as, or Jesus, which is 
called Christ? 
13 (For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.) 

19 TT When lie was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto 
him. saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man : for I have suf- 
fered many things this day in a dream, because of him. 

20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they 
should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 

21 The governor answered and said unto them. Whether of the twain 
will ye that I release unto you 1 They said, Barabbas. 

22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus, which is 
called Christ 1 They all say unto him. Let him be crucified. 

23 And the governor said. Why ! what evil hath he done 1 But they 
cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 

24 IT When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a 
tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the mul- 
titude, saying. I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 



168 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

Was Pilate innocent ? or did the washing make him so 1 

What is meant by " see ye to it?" 

What ought he rather to have done, as judge and governor 1 

25. What did the people answer ? 

What did they mean 1 

Did this come upon them, and how? 



LESSON LVIIL 

The Crucifixion, 

Matt, xxvii. 26—38. 

What section here follows, (§ 149.) and by whom else is it re- 
corded ? 

26. Whom did Pilate then release ? 
What did he do with Jesus ? 

What was it to scourge a prisoner ? 
In what cases was this customary 1 

What had been the charge against Christ before Pilate ? (See 
Luke xxiii. 5.) 

27. Where did the soldiers take Jesus ? 
What was the common hall? (See Mark xv. 16.) 
Of how many did a whole band consist ? 

28. What did they then do to Jesus ? 
Why was this done, and what did it mean ? 

29. What did they put on His head ? 
What did they mean by this crown of thorns ? 
What did they put in His right hand ? 

What was this meant for? (Compare Esther iv. 11, and viii. 4.) 

What did they then do? 

What is the sinfulness of that estate whereinto man fell 1 



25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on 
our children. 

26 IT Then released he Barabbas unto them : and when he had scourged 
Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 

27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, 
and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 

28 And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe. 

29 TT And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon 
his head, and a reed in his right hand : and they bowed the knee before 
him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! 



LVIII.] QUESTION BOOK. 1G9 

How did they carry out their mockery ? 
What did they mean by Hail, fyc. ? 

30. What did they further do to insult him 1 
What led Him to bear all this contempt without resistance 1 
What do we learn about the human heart 1 its enmity and spite 

against Christ ? 

31. What section here follows, (§ 152.) and where else is it re- 
corded ? 

After this mockery what did they do ? 

32. What occurred as they came out of the city? 

Where was Cyrenc? 

Who commonly bore the cross to the place of execution ? 

What was the cross ? 

33. To what place did they come ? 

Why was it so called 7 

What does the word Calvary mean 1 

34. W^hat did they give Him to drink ? 
Why was this mixture given Him 1 

What prophecy was fulfilled by this ? 
How doth God execute His decrees ? 
What do we learn from this narrative ? 

35. What section here follows, (§ 153.) and ich ere else is it re- 
corded ? 

What did they then do to Him ? Repeat. 

Describe the common manner of crucifying. 

What made it a most painful and cruel death ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest I 

What was done with His garments ? Explain 

the terms. 
How did they part them ? (John xix. 23.) 



30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the 
head. 

31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from 
him. and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 

32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by 
name : him they compelled to bear his cross. 

33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to 
say, A place of a skull, 

34 They gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with gall : and when he 
had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 

35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots : 
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet ; They parted 
my garments among them, and upon mv vesture did they cast lots. 

15 



170 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

What is casting lots? For what did they cast lots 1 (See John 

xix. 23, 24.) 
Why was this done ? 
Where was the prophecy written ? (Ps. xxii. 18.) 

36. What did the soldiers do ? 
Why did they icatch Him ? 

37. What did they set up over His head? 

What is here meant by an accusation ? 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 

Who wrote this? (John xix. 19.) 

Why was it written in these different languages ? 

What was this writing? 

38. Who were crucified with Him, and how ? 

What prophecy did this fulfil ? (Isa. liii. 12.) 



LESSON LIX. 

Christ mocked, fyc 

Matt, xxvii. 39 — 56. 

What section here follows, (§ 154.) and by whom else is it re' 
corded ? 

39. What is here said of the passers by ? Repeat, 

Explain the terms, reviled — wagging their heads. 

40. What did they say ? 

Why did they say this? (See ch. xxvi. 61.) 

♦Vho is the Redeemer of God's elect ? 

On what other occasion had He been dared in the same way 7 

(Ch. iv. 6.) 
How will His reply to Satan there, explain this? 



36 And sitting down, they watched him there : 

37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS 
THE KING OF THE JEWS. 

38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him : one on the right 
hand, and another on the left. 

39 IT And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads, 

40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in 
three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the 
cross. 

41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and 
elders, said,' 



LIX.] QUESTION" BOOK. 171 

41, 42. Who else mocked Him, and what did they 
say ? 

What' did they mean by this? 

Why was this demand unreasonable ? 

43. What did they say more ? 

How was this like Satan's language in the wilderness ? 
(Ch. iv. 6.) 

44. What did the thieves do ? 

What is meant by cast in His teeth ? 

What further account does Luke give of them ? (Luke xxiii. 

39—43.) 
What may we learn from this narrative 1 

45. What section here follows, (§ 155.) and by whom else is it re- 
corded ? 

What now occurred ? Repeat. 

What time of day was the sixth hour, and the ninth hour? 

What is meant by " all the land?" 

46. What did Jesus do about the ninth hour ? 

Where was this language found ? (Ps> xxii. 1.) 

In what tongue are these words ? 

What was the meaning? 

How was He thus forsaken, and why ? (Isa. liii. Gal. iii. 13.) 

How doth Christ execute the office of a Priest 1 

47. What did some that stood by say ? 

Why did they say this] 

48. What did one of them do ? 

Why did they give Him drink, and what else had He said? 
(John xix. 28.) 



42 He saved others ; himself lie cannot save. If he be the King of Is- 
rael, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 
■ -13 He trusted in God ; let him deliver him now if he will have him : 
for he said. I am the Son of God. 

44 The thieves also which were crucified with him, cast the same in 
his teeth. 

45 Now, from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto 
the ninth hour. 

45 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, 
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani J that is to say, My God, my God, why 'hast 
thou forsaken me ) 

47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This 
vian calleth for Elias. 

4S And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it 
with vinegar, and put it on a reed and gave him to drink. 



172 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

49. What did the rest say ? 

50. What did Jesus then do ? 

What did He cry with a loud voiced (John xix. 30.) 
What is meant by yielding up the ghost ? 

51. What section here follows, (§ 156.) and where else is it re- 
corded, t 

What took place in the temple ? Repeat. 

W T hat was the vail of the temple? (Ex. xxvi. 31—33.) 

W T hat is meant by rent in twain ? 

What was to be signified by this? 

What is said of the earth and rocks ? 

52. What more took place ? 

Explain the terms, saints — slept. 

53. What else was done ? 

When did they come out of their graves ? Where 
did they go ? 

What was the holy city ? 

What did they do I 

54. Who are here spoken of? What were they 
doing? 

What is a Centurion 1 Who were watching ? 
What efFect had these wonderful things upon 
them? What did they say? 

How did these prove Christ to be the Son of God ? 
How many persons are there in the Godhead '?- 

55. Who else were there ? 



49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save 
him. 

50 IT Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the 
ghost. 

51 And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top 
to the bottom : and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent : 

52 And the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which 
slept, arose, 

53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the 
holy city, and appeared unto many. 

54 Now, when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching 
Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared 
greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 

55 And many women were there (beholding afar off) which followed 
Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him : 



LX.] QUESTION BOOK. 173 

What were they doing? and whence rfad they come, and how 7 

56. Who were among these ? 

What others does John mention ? 

Who was the mother of Zebedee's children ? (See Mark.) 



LESSON LX. 

The Burial of Christ. 

Matt, xxvii. 57—66. 

What section here follows, (fj 157.) and where else is it re- 
corded ? 

57. What took place when the even was come ? 
Repeat 5 vss. 

Where was Arimathea ? 

What was the character of Joseph ? (See Mark xv, 43. Luke 
xxiii. 51. John xix. 33.) 

58. What did he do ? 

What did Pilate do to be sure of His being dead 2 (Mirk xv. 44.) 
What did Pilate then do I 

59. What did Joseph do with the body ? 

How did the Jews bury I 

What did he have besides the linen ! (John xix. 39. 40.) 

60. Where did he lay it? 

What prophecy was thus fulfilled ? 
What kind of a tomb was this ? 
How was it fastened '? 

61. What is here said ? 

What section here follows ? (§ 153.) Is it elsewhere recorded? 



56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James 
and .loses, and the- mother of Zebedee's children. 

57 *T When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea. 
named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple : 

5S He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate com- 
manded the body to be delivered. 

59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean 
linen cloth. 

60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the 
rock ; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and de- 
parted. 

15* 



174 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

62. What took plac'e the next day. Repeat hvss* 

What is meant by the day of the preparation, and what was the 

next day after? 
When did the day begin, according to the Jews' reckoning ? 

63. What did they say to Pilate? 

Whom did they mean by that deceiver] 

64. What did they propose ? What reason did 
they give ? 

What did they mean by " the last error, fyc ?" 

65. What did Pilate say to them ? 
What watch had they 1 

66. What did they then do ? 

"What is meant by sealing the stone — and setting a watch ? 
How would all this care against deception add to the proofs of 

Christ's rising] 
Wherein did Christ's humiliation consist? 
What do we learn from this narrative? 
What benefits do believers receive from Christ at their death ? 



LESSON LXI. 

The Resurrection, 

Matt, xxviii. 1 — 20. 

What sections here follow, (§ 159 and 160.) and by whom else re- 
corded ? 

1. Who came to the sepulchre, and when? Re- 
peat to vs. 5. 

61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over 
against the sepulchre. 

"62 Now, the next flay that followed the day of the preparation, the 
chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 

63 Saving. Sir, we remember that that deceiver said*, while he was yet 
alive, After three days I will rise again. 

64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third 
day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto 
the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be "worse 
than the first. 

65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch : go your way, make it as 
sure as ye can. 

66 So they went and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and 
netting a watch. 



LXI.] QUESTION BOOK. 175 

What time is here meant by the end of the Sabbath? 

Why did they come ? 

For what other purpose did they come ? (Mark xvi. 1.) 

2. What had taken place ? 

Had the stone been removed for Christ, or for the disciples 7 

3. How did the angel appear ? 
Explain the terms. 

4. How did this affect the keepers ? 

What is meant by their becoming as dead men? 

On what day of the week then, did oar Saviour rise? 

What is the Jirst day of the week ever since? 

Which is the Fourth Commandment? 

Which day of the seven hath God appointed to be the weekly 

Sabbath? 
How is the Sabbath to be sanctified ? 

5. What section here follows, (§ 161.) and where else is it re- 
corded ? 

What did he say to the women ? 

How do we know that angels are interested in Christians ? 
(Heb. i. 14.) 

6. 7. What else was said I 

Had Christ foretold His resurrection 7 (Chs. xvi. 21 : xx. 19.) 
Why did the angel invite them into the sepulchre ? 
8. What 'section here follows, (§ 162.) and where else is it re- 
corded ? 

What did the women then do ? Repeat 3 vss. 



CHAPTER XXVIII 

1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of 
the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 

2 And behold, there was a great earthquake : for the angel of the Lord 
descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the 
door, and sat upon it. 

3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. 

4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead 
men. 

5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for 
I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 

6 He is not here : for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place 
where the Lord lay. 

7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples, that he is risen from the dead, 
and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; there shall ye see him : lo, 
I have told you. 

8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great 
joy ; and did run to bring his disciples word. 



176 THE CATECHETICAL [LESS. 

How were they thus affected 1 
Why did they run to tell the news? 
Wherein consists Christ's exaltation ? 

9. Who met them as they were going ? 

What did He say to them? What did they do T 

What was meant by this conduct towards Him ? 
Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? 

10. What did Jesus say to them? Explain. 
What feeling did this show toward them ? 

11. What section here follows in Matthew's narrative, (§ 165.) and 
where else is it recorded ? 

What had become of the keepers, and what did 
they now do ? Repeat 4 vss. 

12. Who now assembled ? 

What did they consult about ? What is meant by- large money ? 
What did this show, as to their alarm ? 

13. 14. What was the plan for denying the facts? 
What danger would the soldiers be in, from such a story 7 
What was so contradictory in this story ? 

15. How did the soldiers do ? What is said about 
this report ? 

Why would the Jews be so anxious to deny Christ's resurrec- 
tion? 

What do we learn from this narrative ? 

lb*. What sections here follow in Matthew's narrative? (§§ 169 
and 170.) 



9 IT And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesns met them, say- 
ing, All hail. And they came, and held him b^the feet, and worshipped 
him. w 

10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell my brethren, 
that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 

11 IT Now, when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into 
the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 

12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken 
counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 

13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away 
while we slept. 

14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and 
secure you. 

15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught : and this say- 
ing is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 

16 l[ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a moun- 
tain where Jesus had appointed them. 



LXI.] QUESTION BOOK. 177 

Who went to meet Christ ? Where did they go I 

Repeat. 
Where was the other one of the twelve ? 
When did He appoint to meet them there 7 (Ch. xxvi. 32.) 

17. What did they do when they saw Him ? 
Did they all fully believe ? 

Of what did some of them doubt 1 

18 — 20. What did Jesus come and say to them? 

What is meant by this 1 (Eph. i. 20—23.) 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer 7 

How doth Christ execute the office of a King? 

19. What did He tell them to do ? 

What had this work of theirs to do with His power 7 

What offices doth Christ execute as our Redeemer ? 

What is here meant by teaching- / 

Had the Jews expected that all nations would have the Gospel 7 

What is meant by baptizing them 1 

What is Baptism 1 To whom is Baptism to be administered ? 

20. What were they to teach the nations ? 

What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and 
enjoy Kim ? 

What promise was given them far their encour- 
agement in this work ? 

What are the outward and ordinary means whereby Christ 
communicateth to us the benefits of redemption 7 

What is God 7 How is the word made effectual to salvation 7 

How do the Sacraments become effectual means of salvation ? 

How does Christ's Divinity appear from this concluding pro- 
mise ? 

Who is the Redeemer of God's elect 7 

How many persons are there in the Godhead ? 



17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him : but some doubted. 
13 And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying. All power is given 
unto me in heaven and in earth. 

19 TT Oo ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name 
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; 

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded. 
you: and lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. 
Amen. 



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